Australia's global corruption ranking sparks urgent calls for federal integrity body

Australia fails to improve on its worst ranking on Transparency International’s corruption perception index

Australia has failed to improve on its record low ranking in a global measure of government corruption, prompting renewed calls for a powerful federal integrity commission to be established “without delay and political wrangling”.

The most widely recognised measure of public-sector corruption, Transparency International’s corruption perception index (CPI), was released on Tuesday afternoon, ranking Australia 13th least corrupt in the world.

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