Matthew Condon has unearthed the truth of Queensland’s corrupt past; stories first glimpsed during the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
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Matthew Condon - ABC Conversations with Richard Fidler
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A Thin Line: Economic Development Or Corporate Welfare? : NPR
In her new series for The New York Times, reporter Louise Story traces the complicated relationship between localities and the corporations they want to lure to their states, counties and cities to help promote economic growth.
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/05/166489199/a-thin-line-economic-growth-or-corporate-welfare
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Lawrence Lessig | Coding Against Corruption
Government corruption affects all aspects of society. At the 2008 O’Reilly ETech Conference, Lawrence Lessig discusses government corruption, especially in the United States Congress. What does government get right, wrong, and where does dependence compromise effective government? Also, Lessig announces a new project designed to signal congress’ support for reform, called Change Congress.
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Caustic Soda: Bad Cop, Bad Cop
In our “Bad Cop, Bad Cop” episode, we look at some of the most corrupt, venal, and downright outrageous abuses of police power past and present, as well as the best of the worst cop movies and TV shows.
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Background Briefing - 14 August 2011 - Auditing the auditors
Where does the buck stop when big banks and corporations, even nations collapse. Who signs off on the books? The auditors or the directors of the board? And who should tell investors when there’s something shifty going on? Who are the auditors answerable to? Reporter, Stan Correy.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/backgroundbriefing/stories/2011/3291026.htm
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media monarchy: on ‘nightvision radio’ - may4
Whether he went on with the diary, or whether he did not go on with it, made no difference. The Thought Police would get him just the same. - George Orwell, 1984’ name=’description
http://mediamonarchy.blogspot.com/2011/05/on-nightvision-radio-may4.html
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Resisting corruption 09 Dec 10
The United Nations has designated today as international anti-corruption day. But how can a business avoid paying a bribe? Justin Rowlatt speaks to Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, a former chairman of the oil giant Shell and the global mining company Anglo-American. And we ask Gary Busch, a logistics consultant with experience in Russia and Africa: is there a moral obligation for business people to refuse to pay bribes? Plus, Mark Tully reports in his letter from Delhi, on the key role of the press to maintain the pressure for punishment and the vigilance of the courts.
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This American Life: Bet Against the American Dream
"With reporters from the nonprofit journalistic organization ProPublica, [This American Life] told the story of another hedge fund, Magnetar, that gamed the housing bubble. Bankers who worked on Magnetar deals walked away with their huge bonuses well before disaster struck — or, as the program put it, “bankers made money even when they were buying things that eventually blew up the bank.” Not to mention the economy. And it was all legal.
To award the audience a bonus, “This American Life” concluded with a Broadway song commissioned from a co- author of the satirical musical “Avenue Q.” Titled “Bet Against the American Dream,” it distills a complex financial saga to its essence: Those who shorted the housing market shorted the country." — Frank Rich
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