Could do better: Australia only 13th in the world's 20 least-corrupt nations

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聯邦反對黨前排議員克萊爾呼籲政府幫助維珍航空。 Source: Wikipeida - JJ Harrison - GNU General Public License 1.2

Australia has remained in 13th spot on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.


The annual Index assesses levels of public sector corruption in 180 countries.

While Australia hasn't dropped any places since last year, some say it's failure to climb the ranks reflects a need for stronger anti-corruption measures.

Aaron reports.


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