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"Australia has turned the corner on its decade-long slide on Transparency
International’s annual
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), once again ranking
in the top ten least corrupt countries in the world. The fresh ranking comes
just ahead of a federal election, which will determine the future of many key
anti-corruption reforms.
In the latest 2024 index, Australia rose two points to a score of 77 on the
100-point scale. The index is the world’s most widely cited indicator of how
countries are faring in controlling corruption in government.
The result confirms a positive trend, placing Australia back in the top 10
countries for the first time since 2016. It now sits at equal 10th alongside
Iceland and Ireland.
In 2012, Australia was ranked as the 7th least corrupt country in the world,
with a score of 85 out of 100. But by 2021 it had fallen to a score of 73 and
18th place on the index.
With that fall widely attributed to a decade of complacency and foot-dragging
on efforts to bolster integrity in government, the confirmed recovery is a
major affirmation of reforms of the past three years. It also highlights some
stark choices for policymakers heading into the 2025 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
