Corruption

• US asks South Korea to arrest former UN chief Ban Ki-moon's brother

  Posted January 21, 2017 12:16:57 | Updated January 21, 2017 14:59:58

  The US Government asks South Korea to arrest a brother of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on charges that he engaged in a bribery scheme to carry out the sale of a Vietnamese building complex.

  Topics: corruption, foreign-affairs, korea-republic-of, united-states, asia

• Reagan offers wise words from history as Trump asks America to 'believe me' Opinion

  By Dave Levinthal

  Posted January 20, 2017 12:30:05 | Updated January 20, 2017 14:52:27

  As Trump enters the same Oval Office his Republican idol Reagan once occupied, Americans could do worse than listen to Reagan's maxim: trust, but verify.

  Topics: world-politics, corruption, ethics, united-states

• RSL NSW vice-president quits, urges entire leadership team to step down

  PM

  By Angela Lavoipierre

  Posted January 19, 2017 19:37:47

  The RSL NSW vice-president steps down and urges the rest of the league's state council to do the same, amid a police investigation into an expenses scandal.

  Topics: corruption, law-crime-and-justice, veterans, defence-and-national-security, nsw, australia

• Samsung chief staves off arrest amid scandal, prosecutor to keep chasing

  Posted January 19, 2017 19:06:29

  A South Korean court dismisses an arrest warrant against the head of Samsung Group, the country's largest conglomerate, amid a corruption scandal that has led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.

  Topics: corruption, world-politics, government-and-politics, bribery, korea-republic-of, asia

• Shirley Brifman: From humble beginnings to high-profile whistleblower

  Posted January 19, 2017 16:18:15 | Updated January 19, 2017 16:49:07

  Shirley Brifman was born in far north Queensland in 1935 and became embroiled in the corrupt world of police and politics in two states before her untimely death. Look back on her colourful life.

  Topics: death, law-crime-and-justice, corruption, history, qld, nsw, brisbane-4000, clayfield-4011, atherton-4883, sydney-2000

• Foreign students allegedly scammed up to $1m by education agency

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  By Annie Guest and Katherine Gregory

  Posted January 19, 2017 12:20:54 | Updated January 19, 2017 12:31:25

  About 100 young foreigners allegedly lose up to $1 million to a Brisbane-based international education agency.

  Topics: education-industry, industry, business-economics-and-finance, education, continuing-education, education-associations, educational-resources, university-and-further-education, law-crime-and-justice, corruption, brisbane-4000, australia, brazil

• RSL NSW state council facing expulsion over financial scandals

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  By Angela Lavoipierre

  Posted January 17, 2017 16:37:08

  The entire RSL New South Wales state council faces possible expulsion from the league over internal charges levelled by the organisation's national leadership.

  Topics: veterans, corruption, charities-and-community-organisations, community-organisations, nsw

• South Korea prosecutor seeks arrest of Samsung chief for bribery

  Posted January 17, 2017 08:11:39

  South Korea's special prosecutor seeks a warrant to arrest the head of Samsung, the country's largest conglomerate, accusing him of paying multi-million-dollar bribes to a friend of President Park Geun-hye.

  Topics: corruption, law-crime-and-justice, bribery, government-and-politics, world-politics, business-economics-and-finance, korea-republic-of, asia

• South Korea prosecutor seeks arrest of Samsung head Video

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  The World

  4min 20sec

  Posted January 17, 2017 03:50:49

  Beverley O'Connor speaks to Korea Associates Business Consultancy's Tony Michell about the potential arrest of the head of Samsung.

  Topics: bribery, corruption, crime, korea-republic-of, asia

• Entitlements system reform must go further than expenses: Shorten

  By political reporter Stephanie Anderson

  Posted January 16, 2017 12:56:48 | Updated January 16, 2017 13:28:58

  Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says it is crucial to explore the options for a federal anti-corruption watchdog as part of reforms around parliamentary expenditure.

  Topics: bill-shorten, person, corruption, law-crime-and-justice, political-parties, government-and-politics, australia

• Ley goes, and Turnbull's reforms pave way for fewer expenses scandals Opinion

  The Conversation

  By Yee-Fui Ng, RMIT

  Posted January 13, 2017 17:01:53

  PM Malcolm Turnbull's expenses reforms are a great first step toward rebuilding public trust in our elected representatives.

  Topics: federal-parliament, federal-government, ethics, corruption, turnbull-malcolm, australia

• Expenses reform is easy and essential but politicians lack the resolve to do it Opinion

  The Conversation

  By Colleen Lewis, Monash University

  Posted January 12, 2017 11:06:53

  Perhaps parliamentarians need reminding that taxpayers do not pay them to take advantage of a totally inadequate entitlements scheme with too many loopholes, through which many of them willingly jump.

  Topics: ethics, corruption, federal-parliament, federal-government, australia

• East Timor's Government blamed for 'destroying' country's only airline

  By Anne Barker

  Posted January 12, 2017 08:46:54 | Updated January 13, 2017 14:03:08

  East Timor's Government stands accused of actively trying to "destroy" the country's only local airline, giving Indonesian carriers a monopoly on routes to Indonesia.

  Topics: air-transport, corruption, business-economics-and-finance, east-timor

• Singapore jails Swiss bank's ex-manager in Malaysian state fund case

  Posted January 11, 2017 22:46:55

  A Singapore court finds a former manager at a Swiss private bank guilty of failing to report more than $US1.26 billion in suspicious transactions in a case linked to the indebted Malaysian state fund 1 MDB.

  Topics: corruption, banking, government-and-politics, singapore, malaysia, switzerland, asia

• Five charged over alleged $6m Victorian Education Department rort

  By Jean Edwards and staff.

  Posted January 10, 2017 16:09:19 | Updated January 10, 2017 16:29:27

  Former Victorian Education Department director Nino Napoli is one of five people facing charges over an alleged $6 million state schools rort investigated by the state's anti-corruption watchdog.

  Topics: states-and-territories, corruption, melbourne-3000, vic

• Accountant charged after allegedly defrauding sport club of $465,000

  By Megan Hendry

  Posted January 06, 2017 16:32:47 | Updated January 06, 2017 16:43:56

  An accountant who served as the president of a central Queensland sporting club has been charged with defrauding the club of almost $500,000.

  Topics: law-crime-and-justice, corruption, fraud-and-corporate-crime, courts-and-trials, police, rockhampton-4700, qld

• Tennis Australia chief 'disappointed' over match fixing charge

  By Mary Gearin, wires

  Posted January 06, 2017 09:14:20 | Updated January 06, 2017 13:40:24

  Tennis Australia's chief anti-corruption officer says she is disappointed by news that reigning Australian Open boys champion Oliver Anderson is facing match fixing charges.

  Topics: sport, tennis, corruption, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, traralgon-3844, vic, brisbane-4000, qld, australia

• Singapore files 16 charges against Falcon branch manager amid 1MDB-linked probe

  Posted January 05, 2017 18:14:08 | Updated January 05, 2017 18:31:31

  Singapore prosecutors file 16 charges against the local branch manager of Swiss-based bank, as part of an investigation into 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

  Topics: corruption, banking, government-and-politics, singapore, malaysia, switzerland

• Queensland man charged with match fixing at regional Victorian tennis tournament

  Posted January 05, 2017 14:12:40 | Updated January 06, 2017 08:26:20

  A Queensland man is charged with match fixing at a tennis tournament in eastern Victoria, as police continue to target alleged corruption in sport.

  Topics: tennis, sport, australian-open, corruption, law-crime-and-justice, community-and-society, gambling, traralgon-3844, melbourne-3000

• WA council suspended amid corruption probe

  By Mathew Bamford

  Posted January 04, 2017 20:39:33

  A local council in Western Australia is suspended amid a corruption probe and alleged financial mismanagement, with the Local Government Minister questioning whether councillors understand their roles and responsibilities.

  Topics: corruption, local-government, wa, exmouth-6707

• Former Hong Kong leader pleads not guilty to bribery and misconduct Video

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  The World

  4min 9sec

  Posted January 04, 2017 02:42:30

  Hong Kong's former leader Donald Tsang has pleaded not guilty to a charge of bribery and misconduct, relating to the rental of a luxury flat in China.

  Topics: world-politics, corruption, hong-kong

• South Korean President refuses to testify in impeachment trial

  Posted January 03, 2017 17:58:44

  South Korean President Park Geun-hye refuses to testify in a case that will decide her future following her impeachment over a corruption scandal, forcing a delay in legal arguments.

  Topics: corruption, world-politics, korea-republic-of, asia

• Hong Kong's former leader pleads not guilty to penthouse bribery charge

  Posted January 03, 2017 15:20:23

  Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang pleads not guilty to bribery charges relating to allegations he accepted refurbishments and redecoration work on a luxury penthouse he rented from a company owned by a major property tycoon.

  Topics: corruption, world-politics, hong-kong, asia

• Daughter of woman tied to South Korea political scandal arrested in Denmark

  Posted January 02, 2017 14:49:12

  Danish police arrest the daughter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye's friend, Choi Soon-sil, who is at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal.

  Topics: corruption, law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, denmark, korea-republic-of, asia

• Trump's Indonesian business partner wants to run for president

  By Indonesia correspondent Adam Harvey

  Posted January 02, 2017 06:17:34 | Updated January 02, 2017 10:04:22

  Donald Trump's Indonesian business partner Hary Tanoe confirms he wants to follow in the footsteps of his fellow billionaire and run for president.

  Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, corruption, unrest-conflict-and-war, indonesia

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