>Public servants report rise in corruption, prompting calls for federal watchdog
>Survey reveals proportion who have witnessed corrupt behaviour – mostly cronyism and nepotism – has almost doubled in past three years
>The proportion of public servants witnessing corruption, largely in the form of cronyism and nepotism, has increased significantly in the past three years, a new survey shows.
>The survey, conducted by the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC), revealed that 5% of of public servants reported witnessing corrupt behaviour in 2016-2017.
>That represents a significant increase from the 2.6% who witnessed corruption in 2013-14 and the 3.6% of respondents in 2014-15.
>Cronyism was by far the most common form of corruption witnessed, accounting for almost two-thirds of all responses last financial year.
>That was followed by nepotism (26%), and “green-lighting” (21%), a term for decisions that improperly favour a person or company, or disadvantage another.
https:// www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jan/10/public-servants-report-rise-in-corruption-prompting-calls-for-federal-watchdog