Following the Money: The Birth, Diffusion and Effectiveness of the Global Regime to Counter Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

打击国际犯罪和恐怖主义是政府的两个首要任务，打击这些威胁的金融基础是打击这两个威胁的关键。对这些领域现有标准的设计、传播和有效性的了解越多，这项工作就越能取得成功。澳大利亚比亚太区域任何其他国家都更密切地参与制止这种非法金融活动的运动。本港的法律和规例往往由国际组织而非联邦或州政府制订，这是一个具有广泛政治意义和社会利益的问题。

Countering international crime and terrorism are two of the government's top priorities, and attacking the financial underpinnings of these threats is crucial to combatting both. The more knowledge generated about the design, diffusion and effectiveness of existing standards in these areas, the more successful this effort can become. Australia is more closely involved with the campaign to stop such illicit financial activity than any other country in the Asia-Pacific region. That our domestic laws and regulations are often designed by international organisations, rather than federal or state governments, is a matter of broad political significance and of community interest.