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Keywords: Corruption

AUSTRALIA

Joel's junkets
- John Warhurst
- 14 April 2009
3 Comments
The undeclared acceptance by Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, while he was in Opposition, of two free trips to China, has raised eyebrows. In politics, such 'free lunches' bring dangers of bias and corruption, but also legitimate benefits.
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AUSTRALIA

Corruption may undermine Khmer Rouge justice
- Sebastian Strangio
- 23 February 2009
1 Comment
It was a momentous event: a senior leader of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime standing trial in a court of law. The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia has set itself a mandate that goes far beyond rendering impartial verdicts.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Life as a game show
- Tim Kroenert
- 18 December 2008
1 Comment
Having grown up an orphan in a Mumbai slum, Jamal is an unlikely candidate for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. A sense of the divine pervades the film, but while Jamal seems destined for good fortune, his brother Salim diverges towards corruption.
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AUSTRALIA

Watching the watchdogs
- Moira Rayner
- 18 June 2008
2 Comments
Bodies such as the NSW Crime Commission and Victoria's Office of Police Integrity have proven either ineffective or vulnerable to influence themselves. Ultimately, we the people are responsible for keeping these bodies accountable.
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AUSTRALIA

Democratic Indonesia's lesson for Australia
- Saeed Saeed
- 13 June 2008
1 Comment
Kevin Rudd's visit to Jakarta today and continued inter-cultural dialogue could do much to enrich Australia's friendship with Indonesia. Indonesia's labelling as a basket case of corruption and terrorism denies the significant strides the country has taken since its democratic reformation.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Smooth ethical edges give way to corruption
- Moira Rayner
- 16 April 2008
2 Comments
Having a conflict of interest is not, in itself, wrong — it is the potential for wrongdoing and corruption that must be avoided. We are not very good at this in Australia. From July-August 2003
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RELIGION

Top cop confronts underbelly of corruption
- Kylie Crabbe
- 20 March 2008
6 Comments
It seems Victoria Police's Chief Commissioner, Christine Nixon, was fast-tracked to unpopularity by trying to be a thoughtful, discerning leader. The bitterness displayed by those she's locked horns with is testament to the danger of reforming a powerful institution.
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INTERNATIONAL

Anti-corruption measures eclipse human rights in Cambodia
- Allister Hayman
- 27 June 2007
1 Comment
Despite mounting criticism of the human rights record of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, foreign donors, including Australia, continue to back him financially. It seems that the economic growth and stability he has fostered is more valuable than transparency, the rule of law, and human rights.
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RELIGION

God has more humour than Helen Clark
- Peter Matheson
- 02 April 2007
1 Comment
Lively humour is deadly earnest. It erupts in the yawning gap between our dawn dreams of joy and justice and the noonday reality of cruelty and corruption. No totalitarian regime tolerates it for long.
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AUSTRALIA

Corruption and prosperity don't go together in the Solomons
- Kaylea Fearn
- 04 September 2006
6 Comments
While the absence of basic services and reliable business practice is a visible concern, the heart of the issue provoking the continuing unrest in the Solomons is more of a moral one. Solomon Islanders are aware of corruption in government, and they are keen to change the culture.
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AUSTRALIA

Watchdogs put down
- Moira Rayner
- 04 July 2006
Moira Rayner traces the sorry history of Australia’s anti-corruption bodies
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