Corruption Prevention Network

Monthly eUpdate - June 2001

Corruption Prevention Network Annual conference on media's role in corruption 16 August 2001.  Lunchtime talk on Professional Standards & Conduct 11 July 2001.  New website at www.corruptionprevention.net.
Transparency International Australia  National Integrity Systems Assessment available online, including core report on Queensland Integrity Systems Assessment.
Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence  Fortnightly fraud bulletins available by email.
NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption  Several new publications available.
Institute of Internal Audit Latest edition of professional magazine has articles on fraud.

If you wish to submit items for the CPN Monthly eUpdate, send details to barry.munns@uts.edu.au

• Annual Conference "Indecent Exposures: The Media's role in Corruption" to be held on 16 August 2001 at Darling Harbour, Sydney. Details to follow.
• Lunchtime discourse by Marian Birrell, Manager, Professional Standards and Conduct Unit, Ambulance Service of New South Wales on the topic of "Professional Standards & Conduct - Business Planning, Cultural Framework, Discoveries, and the Future". Limited to 22 guests. To be held at The Loft, University of Technology, Sydney on 11 July 2001, 12.30 to 2.00pm.  Cost $25.00AUD.
• The new Corruption Prevention Network web site now on-line at http://www.corruptionprevention.net/

• National Integrity Systems Assessment (NISA) On-line at http://www.transparency.org.au/NISA.html

The core Report of the Queensland Integrity Systems Assessment (QNISA) is now available in PDF format at  http://www.transparency.org.au/documents/qnisa.pdf
• TI Australia meetings:
• Canberra - To be advised. For information contact Peter Larmour at  mailto:Peter.Larmour@anu.edu.au.
• Sydney -  Tuesday 14 August Tony Harris, former Auditor-General of NSW on Corruption and the State; Tuesday 13 November to be announced; Tuesday 18 September Peter Stathis, ICAC speaking on corruption and local Government.  All meetings held at Blake Dawson Waldron, Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street. TI Australia members $10, guests and non members $15, Students & concessions free. For information contact Jane Ellis at  mailto:jane.ellis@bdm.com.au
• Melbourne - To be advised.  For information contact Peter Willis at  mailto:pg_willis@bigpond.com

Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence

The Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence, National Fraud Desk now provides fortnightly fraud bulletins by e-mail. Organisations can subscribe
by contacting the National Fraud Desk Coordinator, Jeff Pope by e-mail mailto:jeff.pope@abci.gov.au

 NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption

• The Commission hosted an eCorruption Symposium on May 21 and 22, 2001 for public sector managers and specialists in audit, investigation and IT.  Information available at  http://www.icac.nsw.gov.au/ecorruption/index_ecorruption.cfm
• Latest publications available at http://www.icac.nsw.gov.au/pub/index_pub.cfm.Includes:
• Corruption Resistance Strategies – Researching risks in local government. Research findings summary
• The First Four Steps - Building Organisational integrity.
• The Need to Know - eCorruption and Unmanaged Risk
• Corruption - Who wants to know (report summary of latest ICAC survey on public sector perspectives on corruption)

• Latest edition (April) of the "Internal Auditor" magazine is of the theme of fraud.  Available at http://www.theiia.org/ecm/magazine.cfm?doc_id=1849

FYI, check out this Melbourne, Australia based website at http://www.crikey.com.au/.  A well recognised internet site for news, insight and commentary. Its philosophy is:

"Crikey will point out theft, corruption, deception and collusion whenever and were it can.  it is our self appointed task to take a long
thin spike to the bloated egos of political and corporate Australia and to take clear black and white snap shots of the men and women who have
their fingers in the till or who simply get paid too much for doing shoddy work.

We will at all times try to have fun, respect the laws of our country in as far as they make sense and to fill the gaps the Australian media seem
unable or unwilling to fulfill".