Types of Corruption and Strategies to Reduce Corruption in Australia

Running head: Business Ethics and Sustainability
Business Ethics and Sustainability

Business Ethics and Sustainability
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Types of corruption..........................................................................................................................1
Strategies on which the government should give more emphasis to reduce the rate of corruption 3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................5
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Business Ethics and Sustainability
Introduction
Corruption is considered as a misuse of power and it is an illegal behavior of a person to
achieve personal profits. In the recent situation, it has been seen that corruption is a social evil
which is present in the society. Corruption is enhancing day by day and giving an adverse effect
on the economy of the country. Corruption is a process in which one person offers something to
the other person and in return, the people complete the task which is assigned by the first person.
In the eye of law it is not ethical and for this punishment can also be given to a person who is
indulged in such activities (Graycar, 2015).
In this paper, types of corruption in the home country which is Australia will be
elaborated. The emphasis will also be given on the strategies that should be taken into
consideration by the government in a proper manner.
Types of corruption
Corruption can take place in any form. There are various types of corruption in Australia.
The corruptions are related to Electoral fraud, slush fund and bribery.
Electoral fraud
Electoral fraud comes into the category of corruption in Australia. In this, it has been
seen that manipulation is done at the time of elections. When elections take place fraud is done in
context to the overall votes. The corruption is done in context to the increase in the overall votes
of an individual by giving negative impact on the overall votes of the other party. It has been
analyzed that maximum fraud is done in the votes at the time of elections (Smith, 2016).
It has been seen that there are many political parties who are involved in these types of
frauds and sometimes they win by doing fraudulent activities at the time of elections. The
department of electoral commission investigated that there are more than 17,000 people who are
questioned about the increase in the number of votes at the time of election (Perry, 2017).
By giving emphasis on the report given by a charitable trust it has been analyzed that
there are more than 17 Mill registrations done of the people who are not alive and the votes are
not valid. There are many people who are died and many individuals are registered in more than
one state. There are people who are giving votes with the name of the people who are died and
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