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The Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Centre within the Attorney-General's Department was established in July 2019 to strengthen the counter-fraud capability of Australian Government entities.

Since 2019 we have:

• delivered over 200 events, presentations and webinars on building up different aspects of counter fraud capability
• trained more than 300 counter-fraud practitioners through an award-winning program, with a 24% average annual increase in training participation from 2021-22 to 2025-26
• developed more than 50 leading-practice guides and innovative tools, with tens of thousands of product downloads per year and a 58% average annual increase in downloads from 2021-22 to 2025-26
• significantly updated the Commonwealth Fraud and Corruption Control Framework.

An independent review in 2026 found the Centre has 'succeeded in its mission to strengthen counter-fraud arrangements across the Australian Government' and is seen as 'a trusted, reputable and high-quality provider of training courses and provides comprehensive and foundational fraud prevention resources and guidance.'

Our new strategic objectives from 1 July 2026

The Centre received ongoing funding in the 2026-27 Federal Budget to continue and build on our important work to strengthen counter fraud arrangements across the Australian Government.

From 1 July 2026, our new strategic objectives are:

• Progress legislative reform to enable effective and coordinated responses to fraud risks.
• Drive policy and system solutions to key issues in fraud prevention
• Embed understanding and capability to prevent and measure fraud across the Australian Government.
• Support measures that modernise our response and have a tangible impact on fraud.
• Be a leading voice on counter fraud approaches across the Australian Government.

How we can help

General support to strengthen Australian Government counter-fraud arrangements

If you're an Australian Government entity, we're here to help. We:

• publish free and accessible guidance, tools and information to help you prevent, detect, respond to and report fraud
• facilitate discussion and collaboration through events, forums, communities of practice and subject-matter-specific working groups to approach collective challenges and solutions together
• provide training and workshops to build counter-fraud expertise across the Australian Government
• develop a better evidence base and understanding of the problem of fraud in Australia.

Direct support for entities looking to improve capability

If you're an Australian Government entity looking to take proactive steps to develop your counter-fraud capability, we can help you to:

• design fraud-resilient policies and programs
• improve your fraud and corruption risk assessment processes
• implement processes to test your programs and functions for vulnerabilities
• share and analyse data to find and prevent fraud
• identify how to measure fraud in your entity and the impact of your counter-fraud activities
• prepare compelling counter-fraud narratives and investment cases.

Mutual support for entities with established capabilities

If you're an Australian Government entity, integrity agency or regulator with more established capability, we can:

• promote and support your initiatives
• share your experience and capability with others to help them find and prevent fraud in other government programs and policies
• provide a united position on key policy issues
• deliver joint projects and activities that help maintain and improve Australia's security and integrity frameworks.