135. Nicole Rose & AJ Brown on Corruption in Australia

For this episode, regular host Robert Barrington is joined by two anticorruption experts from Australia. Nicole Rose is the Deputy Commissioner at The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), and AJ Brown is a Professor of Public Policy and Law at Griffith University and the Chair of Transparency International’s (TI) Australian chapter. Some of the main themes discussed in the episode include: - The extent and nature of corruption in Australia - The role of the newly-established NACC in addressing “grey corruption" - Effective approaches to anticorruption measures - The utility of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) - Uniquely Australian concepts of corruption - Top priorities in strengthening the anticorruption system. For more on corruption in liberal democracies, check out the previous episode: 134. Oguzhan Dincer & Michael Johnston on Corruption in America. Find out more about AJ’s work here: https://experts.griffith.edu.au/18540-a-j-brown And the NACC here: https://www.nacc.gov.au/