CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION

Fixers say they paid off Aussies

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Original article by Peter Lalor
The Australian – Page: 32 : 28-May-18

Australian cricket players have been embroiled in a match-fixing scandal. An investigation by broadcaster Al Jazeera has raised allegations that two unidentified Australians were paid to score runs slowly during a Test match at Ranchi in India in 2017. The match-fixers are also alleged to have doctored the pitch for a Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Galle in 2016. Cricket Australia has released a statement saying that it is not aware of any "credible evidence" to suggest that Australian players are involved in match fixing, and that it will fully co-operate with an investigation by the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption Unit.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, AL JAZEERA, INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL

Iluka revealed its own bribery scandal

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Original article by Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 10 : 16-Aug-17

Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources is the latest Australian company to become caught up in a bribery probe. The allegations centre on Sierra Rutile, which Iluka acquired in 2016, and Iluka informed international authorities as soon as it became aware of the potential scandal. Amongst other things, it has been alleged that former Sierra Rutile CEO John Sisay facilitated the payment of bribes to government officials in Sierra Leone to obtain mining licences that were subsequently transferred to Iluka. Sisay is seeking to become the next president of Sierra Leone.

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ILUKA RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX ILU, SIERRA RUTILE LIMITED, FREEHILLS PTY LTD, GREAT BRITAIN. SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, CIMIC GROUP LIMITED – ASX CIM, GETAX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SUNDANCE RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX SDL, SMEC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, TENIX PTY LTD, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, IMATRIX 101 LIMITED

Aussie Open start overshadowed by match-fixing allegations

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 19-Jan-16

Buzzfeed and BBC claim in a joint report that tennis authorities have been given a list of 70 players who were allegedly involved in match-fixing over the past decade. The broadcasters allege that little has been done to properly investigate these cases. The report, published on 18 January 2016, prompted the organisers of the Australian Open to convene a press conference on the opening day of the tournament. Association of Tennis Professionals president Chris Kermode said there was no evidence of corrupt conduct being tolerated in tennis.

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, BUZZFEED PTY LTD, WILLIAM HILL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, ATP