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Equality: our secret weapon to fight corruption

  • Written by Tony Ward, Fellow in Historical Studies, University of Melbourne
Equality: our secret weapon to fight corruptionCorruption isn't always illegal. Transparency International defines it as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain.Shutterstock

“We look after our mates,” Australia’s new prime minister, Scott Morrison, has declared. He’s said it on several occasions, in fact. So it must be a value he thinks important. Meanwhile the man...

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