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"In a worrying sign, Australia has plummeted in Transparency International’s
latest Corruption Perceptions Index – the world’s most widely cited ranking of
how clean or corrupt every country’s public sector is believed to be.
In the 2021 index released today, Australia has repeated its largest-ever
annual drop – falling four points on the 100-point scale, from 77 to 73. Zero
is considered highly corrupt, while a score of 100 is very clean.
Overall, Australia has dropped 12 points on the index since 2012, more than any
OECD country apart from Hungary, which also fell 12 points. Australia’s rate of
decline is also similar or steeper than other countries with far worse issues,
including Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria and Venezuela.
Australia was ranked seventh in the world in 2012, level with Norway. This
year, Australia has fallen to 18th out of 180 countries. In contrast, Norway’s
global standing has improved, climbing from seventh to fourth on the index.
It’s a clear sign Australia has missed a huge chance to correct our failing
anti-corruption reputation. And this will likely continue to fall unless
integrity policies are turned around at this year’s federal election."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
