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NACC chief Paul Brereton will step down in July.

Anti-corruption chief denies he’s breached public trust

In a tense Senate estimates exchange with Greens senator David Shoebridge, Brereton repeatedly refused to concede he had fallen short of the standards expected.

  • Rob Harris

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NACC chief Paul Brereton will step down in July.

‘Can’t trust the government to choose their own watchdog’: Anti-corruption chief quits

A report into a second alleged potential conflict of interest for NACC boss Paul Brereton had been handed over in recent days, according to a source.

  • Rob Harris
Australian SAS soldiers in Afghanistan.

‘Not justice’: RSL blasts delay in resolving Afghanistan war crimes allegations

The nation’s peak veterans’ organisation argues delays are sapping morale and unfairly smearing those who have served in uniform. 

  • Matthew Knott
National Anti-Corruption Commission chief Paul Brereton.

Anti-corruption commissioner to be investigated over conduct for the second time

Commissioner Paul Brereton will be investigated over conflicts of interest related to his defence ties in the latest scandal to engulf the integrity watchdog.

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National Anti-Corruption Commission chief Paul Brereton is staring down calls for his resignation.

‘His position is untenable’: Corruption watchdog boss stares down resignation demands

The nation’s first federal anti-corruption commissioner is facing growing calls to resign after he became embroiled in another potential conflict of interest controversy.

  • Matthew Knott
National Anti-Corruption Commission chief Paul Brereton during a hearing on the commission.

‘Wild conspiracies’: Anti-corruption boss under fire over potential conflicts of interest

The head of the national anti-corruption body said he believed he was being targeted by people seeking to stymie investigations into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.

  • Matthew Knott
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National Anti-Corruption Commission boss Paul Brereton.

National Anti-Corruption Commission suppresses name of corrupt public servant

Following the first public release of a NACC investigation earlier this week, the commission suppressed the name of the senior public servant.

  • Olivia Ireland
An official from the Department of Home Affairs was found to have engaged in corrupt conduct by getting her sister’s fiance a promotion and lying about how the pair knew each other.

‘Talk him through the lie’: Senior public servant promoted sister’s fiance, forged signature

The National Anti-Corruption Commission’s report included details of text messages between the sisters where they laughed about the plan.

  • Olivia Ireland
National Anti-Corruption Commission boss Paul Brereton.

Robo-debt officials to be investigated, in anti-corruption commission backflip

Former High Court judge Geoffrey Nettle has found the commission made the wrong call in originally deciding to rebuff calls to investigate the scandal.

  • Olivia Ireland
National Anti-Corruption Commission commissioner Paul Brereton will remain in his role.

Defiant corruption commission boss lashes ‘unhelpful’ calls for scalps

In his first public appearance since a misconduct finding last month, NACC commissioner Paul Brereton declared he would keep his role and stood by his cautious approach to investigations.

  • Olivia Ireland