Corruption in Australia

To many Australians i.e. the average politically uninformed Australians, corruption is very rare or occurs very infrequently in Australia, at least compared to other countries. Don't be deceived by the media. The Australian media often brushes over corruption such as that committed by Eddie Obeid and Gordon Nuttall. Don't forget the Fitzgerald inquiry which sought to investigate widespread corruption. Now, the new government has announced a taskforce to investigate customs corruption. Corruption is not confined to monetary transactions. Failing to report something that an official is obliged to report can be argued to amount to corruption.