Public Sector Financial Crime and Corruption

Abstract

This chapter draws from Australian case studies to explore experiences of, and responses to, financial crime and corruption in public sector organizations. The chapter commences with a discussion of the public sector crime and corruption landscape in Australia before moving on to explore the integrity frameworks that have been established as a bulwark against these activities. Covering criminal and corrupt acts across local, state, and national levels of government, each case study includes a detailed description of the organizational context, key incidents, and history before exploring the responses to and consequences of the criminal or corrupt activity under study. Key findings from each case are identified, compared, and contrasted to understand the enabling factors, commonalities between, responses to, and outcomes. The chapter concludes by distilling transferrable learning across jurisdictions and organizations.