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The United Kingdom's Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) was launched on 3 August 2022. The authority will be made up of counter-fraud and data experts, using best-in-class tools and advanced analytics to help departments and public bodies protect public money.

We recently interviewed ASIC Integrity Risk Specialist Stella Birch, on their experience engaging with the centre's Capability Development Support Package.

Robust frameworks and control environments are key to protecting the APS, and the businesses and citizens that we interact with, from the growing economic and societal problem of fraud. To help entities strengthen their counter-fraud approach, the centre developed a catalogue of common fraud controls.

We share our key lessons from an international deep dive discussion on behavioural insights and fraud deterrence. This deep dive was hosted by the UK as part of the International Public Sector Fraud Forum, attended by UK, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and of course, Australia.

Humans learn through story telling. Explore the benefits of using case studies to shine a light on fraud and to challenge stigmas around detecting fraud.

How to use data to the full extent to enable an effective and efficient fraud operating model.

The Australian Attorney-General’s Department represents Australia as a member of the Pacific Island Law Officers’ Network (PILON). Through PILON’s Corruption Working Group, Australia supports Pacific Island countries to combat corruption. Over the past few years the PILON Corruption Working Group has focused on strengthening whistleblower protection initiatives in the Pacific Islands.

Counter fraud specialists from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia came together in a week-long event to share key insights and good practices on the growing societal and economic issue of fraud.

Interning at the Commonwealth Fraud Prevention

Fraud controls are individual measures, processes or functions that help entities prevent, detect and respond to fraud.