The news that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison was sworn in as minister to several portfolios is extraordinary and raises serious red flags for our democracy.
COVID
How COVID-19 and the pandemic era have changed the landscape for corruption risk in the mining industry.
Our research outlines seven intersecting themes that characterise the changed covid landscape for corruption risk in the approval of mining licensing.
At Corruption Watch we are working to provide important oversight over the process of approving mining rights during the pandemic. We are investigating and fixing the loopholes that enable corruption to thrive in a sector as big, powerful and impactful as mining.
After a significant drop, Australia’s CPI score has remained stagnant for too long. Democratic governance is essential to managing the COVID-19 response.
The extractive sector is notoriously prone to corruption. EITI stakeholders are working to strengthen the EITI’s contribution to tackling corruption.
Mining will play a significant role in the COVID and post-pandemic period as countries look to drive their economic recovery via the resources sector.
As we look back on a challenging year, we also reflect on our work to strengthen our democracy. As we mark International Anti-Corruption Day, we continue to insist: do not compromise accountability and transparency: we must recover with integrity.
Several mineral resource-rich countries are looking to the mining sector for their economic recovery post-COVID. However, it is imperative that those who are impacted the most by mining – women and men in local communities – have a say in mining-related decisions.
Business, multi-lateral institutions and civil society must give greater consideration to the nexus between corruption and human rights.