anti-corruption commission
Coverage of anti-corruption commission in the Nexus archive.
- Why Gold Threatens Peace in South Sudan
Gold in South Sudan risks fueling conflict as armed groups control mines and smuggling networks, while weak oversight and corruption threaten to turn the resource into a war economy. The government's push to commercialize gold through refineries and infrastructure deals faces high risks of money laundering and conflict gold flows due to ineffective regulatory institutions.
- War crimes investigator and AFP ask corruption commission to probe Ben Roberts-Smith leak
The federal government’s special investigator for war crimes allegations and the Australian Federal Police have requested the anti-corruption commission to investigate media leaks regarding the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith, a Victoria Cross recipient facing five war crime murder charges. Roberts-Smith was arrested at Sydney airport on 7 April over allegations of killing unarmed civilians during his service in Afghanistan.