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This report brings together information from around the world about the financial cost of fraud and error. It reveals that fraud costs the global economy £3.89 trillion and that fraud losses have risen 56% in the past decade.

This audit examined the effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) fraud control program and its compliance with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Framework.

This report examines the UK Government’s strategic response to serious and organised crime.

This aim of this EY survey was to understand the effectiveness of existing fraud prevention efforts and increased government enforcement. Between October 2017 and February 2018, EY interviewed 2550 executives from 55 countries and territories. The interviews showed that fraud and corruption in business is an ongoing concern.

This report provides guidance on how to identify and manage conflicts of interest in the public sector.

This guide gives insights into managing fraud in the public sector. It combines the perspectives of members of the International Public Sector Fraud Forum.

The Commonwealth Procurement Rules set out the rules for procuring goods and services. These rules apply to non-corporate Commonwealth entities and prescribed corporate Commonwealth entities. They combine both Australia's international obligations and good practice.

This report aims to help organisations understand what anti-fraud technologies their peers are using. It can also help in guiding future adoption of anti-fraud technologies. It follows from the ACFE’s benchmarking study.

This research looks at the economic scale of identity crime and identity misuse targeting Australian businesses. It contains estimates of the direct and indirect costs of identity crime and misuse on affected businesses.

This report outlines corruption trends and issues in the public sector. The report includes case studies from investigations conducted by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption.

This standard provides guidelines for managing fraud risks. This standard can be used during the life of an entity and applied to any activity. It is not industry or sector specific.

This report gives a profile of organised crime in Australia. It includes traits of those involved, what drives them, activities they are involved in and the extent and impact of organised crime.

The Protective Security Policy Framework is designed to help entities to identify their security risk tolerance, achieve mandatory requirements for protective security and develop an appropriate security culture to meet business goals.

This report sets out the results of the National Fraud Initiative which is the UK Cabinet Office’s data matching service. The service has enabled participating organisations to prevent and detect over £300 million of fraud and error from April 2016 to March 2018.

This report provides an overview of serious financial crime and its impact on the Australian community. The report draws on the work of Serious Financial Crime Taskforce entities, as well as intelligence and operational data from a range of law enforcement, regulatory and government entities.

This framework outlines the Australian Government's requirements for fraud control. The three key documents in the Framework are the Fraud Rule, Fraud Policy and Fraud Guidance. It requires that government entities put in place a comprehensive fraud control program that covers prevention, detection, investigation and reporting strategies.

The Commonwealth Fraud Policy is binding for non-corporate Commonwealth entities and sets out procedural requirements for specific areas of fraud control such as investigations and reporting.

The Fraud Guidance sets out the government's expectations for fraud control arrangements within all Commonwealth entities.

This article from the UK National Audit Office highlights some of the key fraud-related issues and common challenges facing government. It also provides guidance on fraud risks and lessons learned.

This EY survey revealed that compliance programs are not resulting in ethical employee behaviour. It highlights multiple ‘red flags’ indicating that organisations are in danger of letting fraud risk spiral out of control.