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"Successfully tackling corruption is more than catching greedy public servants
and politicians, miscreants and manipulators. It involves government at the
highest level advancing a culture of integrity and setting up institutions that
celebrate and facilitate good governance – in addition to catching the bad
guys.
The latest
Corruption Perceptions Index – an annual survey from Transparency
International that tracks how corrupt governments are perceived to be – shows
Australia still has a way to go on this front.
Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Norway and Singapore came out on top in the
latest survey of 180 countries, while South Sudan, Venezuela, Syria and Somalia
were at the bottom.
Australia came in at 14th place with a score of 75 out of 100, which is the
same score as last year. Zero is considered highly corrupt, while 100 is very
clean.
In 2012, Australia had ranked an impressive seventh in the world with a score
of 85. By 2021, however, we had fallen to 18th with a score of 73.
The election of the Albanese government with its commitment to establish a
National Anti-Corruption Commission brought a boost to our anti-corruption
reputation last year, vaulting us back up to 13th position. But we’ve levelled
off in this year’s report.
While Australia is still ranked ahead of countries like Japan, Iceland, the UK,
France and the US, it appears those who assess our anti-corruption efforts are
still waiting to ensure we are truly turning the corner."
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
