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fair dinkum... at what point does political responsibility actually kick in??? for years we kept hearing "zero tolerance"... zero tolerance this... zero tolerance that... but if you've got zero tolerance for alleged organised crime and corruption... why wasn't the system locked down years ago?? if the watchdogs and cops didn't have enough powers... or weren't being backed hard enough... then what's the point of the slogan???

i'm not saying the premier committed any crime... obviously that's not what i'm saying... but she was the minister overseeing major infrastructure before becoming premier... so surely it's fair to ask whether political accountability has to land somewhere??? now everyone's talking about a royal commission... the opposition wants one... former integrity figures have called for one... and more allegations just keep popping up... victorians have tipped billions and billions of taxpayer dollars into the big build... if criminal elements were allegedly getting their hooks into parts of it... shouldn't someone at the top wear the political responsibility???

or is this just another case of "nothing to see here mate... move along"...??? what do you reckon... should jacinta allen step down... or should she stay and clean up the mess??? keen to hear both sides... keep it civil... no abuse... just interested what aussies actually think.

Righto... have a squiz at this.

So what do you reckon, mate?

Is this article just a load of rubbish... or is it pointing to something that's actually happening?

If Australia's slipping on the global corruption rankings, what's driving it?

Is it the consulting scandals? Procurement dramas? Political donations? Lobbyists? Infrastructure blowouts? Weak whistleblower protections? Or something else entirely?

Chuck your thoughts in the comments. Keen to hear what Aussies reckon has contributed most to the downward trend.

Australia’s Corruption Ranking Is Still Strong — But the Trend Is Going the Wrong Way

Australia remains one of the cleaner countries in the world on Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking 12th out of 182 countries with a score of 76 out of 100. A higher score means a cleaner perceived public sector.

But the headline number hides a more uncomfortable reality: Australia is slipping. Transparency International Australia says Australia fell from equal 10th to equal 12th, and its score remains well below its 2012 high of 85/100.

That downward trend matters. It suggests Australia is still comparatively clean by global standards, but public confidence in integrity, transparency and accountability is weaker than it once was. The concerns are not usually about crude brown-paper-bag corruption. They are about grey corruption: lobbying, political donations, procurement, consultant influence, weak whistleblower protection, revolving doors, opaque infrastructure spending and conflicts of interest.

Future investigations could affect Australia's score further. The Corruption Perceptions Index measures perceived public-sector corruption, not just proven criminal convictions. So major inquiries into procurement, consulting scandals, transport projects, infrastructure blowouts, whistleblower retaliation or political favouritism can damage confidence even before final findings are made.

This is why scandals involving consulting firms, public contracts, transport projects, TAFE governance, infrastructure funds and state procurement matter. Even where no money is proven stolen, repeated findings of weak process, poor documentation, hidden conflicts or politically convenient spending can feed the perception that Australia's integrity system is not as strong as it should be.

Australia's ranking is not a disaster. But it is a warning. A country can remain near the top while still moving in the wrong direction. The real question is whether governments treat the slide as a temporary embarrassment — or as evidence that stronger corruption bodies, procurement transparency, lobbying reform, donations reform and whistleblower protection are now essential.

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