A new report by the Australian Institute of Criminology shows the government lost over 530 million dollars last year to fraud. Of the 265,866 reported cases, only around 1000 defendants a year were prosecuted, and of those only 10% received serious sentences. Jack Lawrie spoke to AIC Principle Criminologist, Dr Russell Smith about why government fraud is so high.
Fraud against the Commonwealth Report to Government 2010–11 to 2012–13