BRIBERY – AUSTRALIA

Former CFMEU leaders set to plead guilty

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 2 : 16-Apr-25

The lawyer representing the CFMEU’s former NSW state secretary Darren Greenfield and his son Michael has indicated that the pair may plead guilty to some of the charges they face, while other charges may be withdrawn. However, the lawyer has declined to comment on whether the Greenfields will plead guilty to bribery charges. They were initially charged with accepting bribes from a construction firm in 2021. Meanwhile, nearly 92 per cent of the CFMEU’s manufacturing division have voted in favour of demerging and establishing the Timber, Furnishing & Textiles Union.

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CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY AND MARITIME EMPLOYEES UNION

Australian firms caught up in foreign bribe claims

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Original article by Nick McKenzie, Emmanuel Freudenthal, Michael Bachelard, Richard Baker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 25-Aug-16

The Australian Federal Police is investigating allegations of bribery involving Sundance Resources and the Snowy Mountains Engineering Company (SMEC). The Sundance case implicates the son of the Republic of Congo’s president, Denis Sassou Nguesso, in arranging mining licences in 2016 for which he was rewarded with Sundance shares. SMEC’s employees allegedly bribed Sri Lankan officials in 2011.

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AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE, SUNDANCE RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX SDL, SNOWY MOUNTAINS ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED, WORLD BANK, TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL

‘It’s not right, it’s unfair, it’s trial by media,’ says ASX CEO

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Original article by Perry Williams, Tony Boyd
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 2 : 22-Mar-16

ASX Limited chairman Rick Holliday-Smith will become acting CEO of the stock exchange operator following the resignation of Elmer Funke Kupper, who has been CEO for more than four years. Funke Kupper says he stepped down to protect the company’s integrity, adding that his priority is the Australian Federal Police’s investigation into allegations of corruption at Tabcorp when he was CEO. Funke Kupper has stressed that he has not been told that he is personally under investigation.

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ASX LIMITED – ASX ASX, TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TAH, AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE, CAMBODIA. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, McKINSEY AND COMPANY, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

Payments linked to union

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 14-Jul-15

The Royal Commission into Trade Union Corruption & Governance has heard allegations of bribery involving the Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union (CFMEU). A Canberra-based contractor claims that he made cash payments in excess of $A135,000 to a former union organiser, Halafihi Kivalu, in return for securing work on a residential project. He was told that the CFMEU would shut down the site if he failed to make further payments. A second contractor has also claimed to have made cash payments to Kivalu.

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AUSTRALIA. ROYAL COMMISSION INTO TRADE UNION GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, CLASS 1 FORM PTY LTD

ASX leaders named as being at risk

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Original article by Georgia Wilkins
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 18-Dec-14

A report from Citibank raises concerns that some Australian-listed companies could be exposed to bribery and corruption scandals. It notes that a number of companies are vulnerable due to their lack of adequate procedures to deal with such issues, while some have a presence in countries that are deemed to have a high risk of corruption. Companies that tender for government contracts could also at risk

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CITIBANK PTY LTD, COCHLEAR LIMITED – ASX COH, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, NEWCREST MINING LIMITED – ASX NCM, CSL LIMITED – ASX CSL, RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED – ASX RHC, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, LEIGHTON HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX LEI, AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE

Universities pledge to pursue evidence of MyMaster cheating

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Original article by Darren Gray
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 3 : 20-Nov-14

Essay-selling web site MyMaster is believed to have been paid more than $A160,000 by students who bought assignments for university courses. The University of Newcastle and the University of Wollongong are investigating whether any of their students used the service. Other New South Wales universities are taking similar steps

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UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY, UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA. TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND STANDARDS AGENCY, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ