Senior home affairs official abused public office to get her future brother-in-law a job, Nacc finds

Watchdog says woman’s conduct was serious because of her seniority, as well as concern over ‘nepotism, cronyism and undeclared conflicts’ in recruitmentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA senior home affairs department official has been found to have abused public office and misused internal information to get her future brother-in-law a job, including hiding their relationship and sharing job interview questions with her sister.A damning National Anti-Corruption Commission report released on Monday found the woman, who was given the pseudonym Joanne Simeson, forged a signature and coached her sister on how to hide the family relationship, eliciting suspicions from colleagues involved in the recruitment process. Continue reading...

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