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During the COVID-19 pandemic the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have been working tirelessly with its partners to protect Australia’s community. The AFP have two main Commonwealth fraud-related operations: Operation Ashiba and Operation Iris.

After quickly recognising the need for a swift and coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Centre and the Australian Federal Police’s Operation Ashiba combined forces between March and June to establish the Commonwealth COVID-19 Counter Fraud Taskforce (the Taskforce).

While redeploying our resources and efforts to the joint Commonwealth COVID-19 Counter Fraud Taskforce in March, the Centre was still able to further some of our existing 2020 priorities. These achievements have been outlined in this article.

Grants are widely used to deliver valuable services and support to many Australians. They are also subject to significant integrity risks. Have you got some insights into fraud risks in grants administration? We want to hear from you.

The Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Centre and the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) are working together to improve the evidence base on fraud against the Australian Government. The AIC has recently released a statistical reports which present the findings of the most recent annual census of fraud against Commonwealth entities.

Join us as we interview one of the best fraud fighters in the world.

Review what the Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Centre achieved between January and March in 2020.

Reflect with us on the 2019 Fraud Liason Forum.

Learn why the Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Centre visited London.

Find out how fraudsters have been taking advantage during the COVID-19 pandemic.