The Dirty Country – corruption by Crikey, a brilliant series on corruption in Australian politics. “The first step in solving any problem is recognising there is one, then the second step is understanding the root cause of it. And the root cause of the toxic culture in Australian politicians in general, and federal parliament in particular, can be summed up in one word: “omerta”, the code of silence.“
The Dirty Country – a brilliant series on corruption in Australian politics [behind pay wall]
The 13 articles in this series are as follows:
- How to end corruption? First break down the code of silence allowing it to thrive – by Richard Holden 26 Mar 2021
2. We must learn to see the corruption that pervades Australian public life, and restructure it – by Bernard Keane Crikey 26 Mar 2021
3. Solutions to corruption: a voters’ strike to end political donations? – by Bernard Keane, 25 Mar, 2021
4. Money talks, and political donors know they’ll be heard loud and clear – by Crikey readers, 25 Mar 2021
5. Campaign finance is a big problem — here’s how we could go about fixing it – by Richard Holding, Crikey, 25 Mar 2021
6. Zones of corruption: how property development inherently challenges democracy – by Bernard Keane, Crikey, 24 Mar 2021
7. The watchdog that doesn’t bark: corruption in the Australian media – by Bernard Keane, Crikey, 23 Mar, 2021
8. Transparency gap: business interests become conflicts of interest — and few seem to care – Crikey. 22 Mar, 2021
9. More than $1bn of ‘dark money’ has gone into politics in two decades. You OK with that? – by Richard Holding, Crikey, 22 Mar 2021
10. Pork-barrelling: the heart of democracy, or ineffective corruption? – by Bernard Keane, Crikey, 19 Mar, 2021
11. Rising secrecy across Australia allows corruption to thrive – by Bernard Keane, Crikey, 18 Mar 2021
12. Money for influence: the core transaction at the heart of Australian politics – Bernard Keane, 17 Mar, 2021
13. Corruption is pervasive in Australia — it’s time to stop the rot – by Bernard Keane, Crikey, 17 Mar 2021
Related readings
Accountability is under threat. Parliament must urgently reset the balance – by Anne Tiernan, The Conversation, 28 Oct 2021
Easy lies & influence – the face of corruption in Australia – by Fiona McLeod, Pearls & Irritations, 23 Aug 2021
Pandora Papers reveal big foreign money secretly behind some prime Australian real estate – ABC News, 5 Oct 2021
Corrupt, right-wing machine politics are crippling the Australian Labor Party – by Harry Stratton, Jacobin, 24 Jan 2021
A pox on both your houses – by Andrew Charlton & Lachlan Harris, The Monthly, Dec 2016
The Accountability Roundtable Integrity Lectures – the annual Jim Carlton Integrity lectures from 2016
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