Australian corruption worsened “significantly” since 2012

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Transparency International has released its latest corruption index, which reveals that Australia is among 21 nations where perceived corruption has worsened “significantly” over the past eight years. From The Guardian:

Australia scored 77 from a possible 100, the same mark as last year. It means Australia has again failed to reverse a longer-term decline of eight points since 2012…

Australia is listed as being among 21 nations that have “significantly declined” in the same time period.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.