Wednesday’s opening hearing was short and technical. But the commission signalled it is willing to act fast and extend its inquiry to the very top.
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The race between the incumbent president and Flávio Bolsonaro is a part of a decades-long right-left split in the country over the meaning of the nation.
African countries are now crafting the first continent-wide framework to tackle how climate disasters can worsen hunger, displacement and conflict.
Somalia’s status quo profits the elite while bringing questionable benefits to the majority of the public.
Juan Orlando Hernández’s escape from legal accountability at home and abroad point to the larger challenges of democracy building under the shadow of US power.
Premier Ben Carroll’s new laws, along with the building royal commission, are vital in ensuring accountability and restoring good governance in Victoria.
South Africa has clear rules for hiring teachers – but many educators believe other influences are stronger.
In correspondence with their constituents, Democrats are talking about corruption six times as much as they did in 2022.
Corruption has plagued Ukraine for its whole history as an independent state.
Youth-led protest movements across Asia have exposed underlying anger at corruption and blocked opportunity. But so far, only Nepal has managed to convert that anger into a transfer of governing power.
There is a need for improved fraud awareness education so that ordinary Nigerians understand how fraudsters operate.
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll says the terms of reference are ‘the broadest, most extensive, wide-ranging powers’. But there’s one key weakness.
The youth-led protests of 2025 were not the first time the Malagasy people created a window of opportunity for change.
Victorian voters surveyed named cost of living, crime and health as their top three policy issues, with just over three months until the next state election.
Successive reports from integrity bodies have found the Labor government acted improperly across a range of issues over the years. It’s time that changed.
A royal commission focused on individual criminality may not address the underlying conditions that allowed corruption to flourish.
If the new premier cannot unify his party and present a clear path forward, Labor will struggle to convince voters it deserves a fourth term.
Allegations of bikie and criminal infiltration into Victoria’s massive infrastructure program have dogged the premier for months.
The $100 billion suite of infrastructure projects has been infiltrated by organised crime. It can’t keep being swept under the rug.
The defense minister’s firing was the catalyst, but polling suggests Ukrainians are rallying around a broader fight for freedoms and against corruption.
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