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The South Australian Liberal Party says it’s aware that its newly-hired fundraising director made a controversial appearance at an anti-corruption hearing in Victoria last month, at which a secret recording was played of her offering a developer access to top-ranking MPs.
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Politics as usual went out the window in 2020, as stay-at-home orders, prospective vaccines and the promise of ‘vertical consumption’ became our proverbial New Normal – not to mention the odd frightened moment as we approached Christmas.
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Bullying and harassment are commonplace, staff are pressured to inflate grades, breaches of enterprise agreements are “routine”, and nepotism is “rife” at both the University of South Australia and Flinders University, according to the results of the last two integrity surveys published this week.
University of Adelaide employees have described a workplace culture of “veiled terror”, where bullying is “the norm” and senior leaders are focussed on turning the institution into a “degree factory”, an Independent Commissioner Against Corruption survey reveals.
An ICAC survey conducted among staff at Adelaide’s three major universities has revealed widespread concerns about bullying and harassment, managers prioritising institutional reputation over addressing problems, and pre-pandemic admission and assessment standards for lucrative international students.
South Australian independent MP Troy Bell can get a fair trial on theft charges, with the state’s highest court also backing the power of the corruption watchdog to refer matters directly to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
A parliamentary committee has recommended significant changes to the focus of South Australia’s anti-corruption body and moved to settle a demarcation dispute between it and the Ombudsman’s office, as Kym Davey explains.
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