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Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer 2013 was released late yesterday. More than 1,200 Australians were included in the survey of 114,000 people in 107 countries.

Of the Australian respondents:

• 81 per cent believed corruption was a problem;
• 58 per cent thought that political parties were affected by corruption;
• 36 per cent thought that parliament / legislature was affected by corruption;
• 58 per cent thought that the media was affected by corruption;
• 33 per cent thought that police were affected by corruption, and;
• 35 per cent thought that public officials and civil servants were affected by corruption.

Importantly, the survey also showed that more than 90 per cent of respondents from Australia were willing to report corruption.

The results of the Transparency International survey demonstrate a need for our institutions to address perceptions of increased corruption in the public sector, including in the state of Victoria.

The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) has been established to prevent, identify, investigate and expose serious corrupt conduct and police misconduct in the state of Victoria. It can receive and act on allegations and reports of serious corruption, and has significant investigatory and other powers. IBAC also has an important education and prevention role in protecting the community against corruption.

IBAC is at the apex of a framework of agencies, such as the offices of the Ombudsman and Auditor-General, that work to ensure the integrity and accountability of public officials and public sector organisations in Victoria.


Source: Corruption Perceptions Index, 2013, Transparency International