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The Victorian Ombudsman has warned that the state government's promised anti-corruption commission may not be up to the task. Mr Brouwer says Premier John Brumby's proposed anti-corruption system is  [+]

While the focus in Australia has recently been on internal hotlines and sexual harassment, the ACFE 2010 Report to the Nations has again highlighted the effectiveness of hotlines in the detection and  [+]

The fear of reprisal by whistleblowers has been the subject of research the US based Ethics Resource Center. The research found an environment where employees feel pressured to compromise standards, [+]

The alleged sexual harassment by the ex David Jones CEO has focused on the policy and procedures organisations have in place to deal with improper conduct in the workplace. As reported in the Victori [+]

David Jones Limited has recognised the process of providing a confidential hotline service for the reporting of improper conduct requires more than just an internal telephone number. The Australian [+]

Melbourne work place lawyer Andrew Douglas advocates "companies need to work hard to have a culture where particularly junior staff feel safe enough to actually make a complaint, regardless of the per [+]

In an article in The Australian newspaper on 11 June 2010, Mark Le Grand, a former member of the National Crime Authority, former director of investigations at the Criminal Justice Commission and fo [+]

The Victorian Government’s “2009 People Matter Survey” is believed to show public servants experiencing bullying had risen to 36% in the last annual survey. The Herald-Sun quotes Karen Bat [+]

In recent days there have been media reports that highlighted the prevailing attitude of many members of the public toward whistleblowers. When commenting on people who report others to the Taxa [+]

With the introduction of Commonwealth Whistleblower legislation squarely on the Rudd Government’s agenda, elements of the concept should be considered. One of the most contentious issues i [+]