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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 then, we have built a strong and trusted reputation among our stakeholders and international partners. We have:

• published over 35 leading practice guides, toolkits and reports
• developed internationally-recognised innovations such as our Fraudster Personas
• provided direct support in areas such as fraud control, risk assessment, control testing, data sharing and fraud data analytics
• directly uplifted the capability of officials across the APS through our award-winning Counter Fraud Practitioner Training Program.

In 2023-24, we updated the Commonwealth’s counter-fraud policy with the rollout of the new Commonwealth Fraud and Corruption Control Framework. In 2025-26, we will continue to engage across the government to help entities implement the new framework.

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.

Contact us if you need any of the supports listed above.

Our 2025-26 focus

Equip

We will equip Australian Government entities with leading practice guidance and tools to strengthen counter-fraud capability. In 2025-26, we will produce guidance on how to:

• incorporate corruption control into risk management frameworks
• measure fraud prevention savings
• design, deliver and evaluate tailored fraud and corruption awareness training
• develop and lead an effective counter-fraud and anti-corruption function
• mitigate fraud and corruption risks with contractors and outsourced services.

We will also:

• grow the online case studies register
• maintain and grow counterfraud.gov.au as the central hub for counter-fraud policy and practice in the Australian Government
• support the development and testing of AI-enabled tools.

Enable

We will enable Australian Government entities to connect, collaborate, share data and information and respond to emerging threats and opportunities. In 2025-26, we will:

• continue to support practitioners to understand and implement the obligations in the Commonwealth Fraud and Corruption Control Framework
• facilitate communities of practice that bring together subject experts to share guidance and experience from across the Australian Government
• release a regular newsletter
• continue to represent Australia at a range of international forums
• strengthen our formal partnership with the UK’s Public Sector Fraud Authority to better learn from the UK and share those lessons with stakeholders in the Australian Government.

Empower

We will empower Australian Government entities with better evidence and knowledge to support positive and proactive action against fraud. In 2025-26, we will:

• deliver Counter Fraud Practitioner Training Programs in a variety of locations for our Australian Government counter-fraud practitioners
• provide support to entities to help them undertake fraud loss measurement exercises and develop fraud prevention savings measurement methodologies.