Australia and Norway were once tied in global anti-corruption rankings. Now, we're heading in opposite directions
- Written by A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University
In a worrying sign, Australia has plummeted in Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index – the world’s most widely cited ranking of how clean or corrupt every country’s public sector is believed to be.
In the 2021 index released today, Australia has repeated its largest-ever annual drop – falling...