What do Australians find ethical? Not banking -

Resentment towards corporate governance, particularly in the financial sector, is loud and proud in the 2018 Governance Institute of Australia's Ethics Index. 

Politicians also felt the wrath of the Australian public, as the country deals with a near-constant political upheaval. 

Here's how Aussies ranked jobs, industries and institutions based on their ethical perceptions. 

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Most ethical job: Ambulance officers - Ambulance officers were considered to have the most ethical job, scoring 88 on the Ethics Index.

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2. Firefighters - Firefighters ranked second, scoring 85 on the Ethics Index.

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3. Nurses - Nurses scored 84 on the Ethics Index.

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4. Education (Most ethical industry) - Education was the highest ranked industry, scoring 80 on the Ethics Index.

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5. Health - The health industry scored 70 on the Ethics Index.

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6. Charities and non-profit - Charities and non-profit organizations scored 61 on the Ethics Index.

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7. ABC - The ABC scored 46 on the Ethics Index.

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8. Public service and government - The public service and government sector scored 39 on the Ethics Index.

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9. Professional membership associations - Professional membership associations scored 38 on the Ethics Index.

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10. Australian companies - Australian companies overall scored 15 on the Ethics Index.

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11. Media - The media industry scored 1 on the Ethics Index.

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12. Journalists - Journalists scored -8 on the Ethics Index.

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13. Lawyers - Lawyers scored -9 on the Ethics Index.

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13. (tied) Corporate sector - The corporate sector scored -9 on the Ethics Index.

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14. Twitter - Twitter scored -22 on the Ethics Index.

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14. (Tied) Foreign companies - Foreign companies scored -22 on the Ethics Index.

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15. Real estate agents (Lowest ranked private sector job) - Real estate agents had the worst score among private sector jobs, scoring -24 on the Ethics Index.

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16. Facebook - Facebook scored -33 on the Ethics Index.

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17. Banking finance and insurance (least ethical industry) - Banking finance and insurance was the lowest rated industry, scoring -27 on the Ethics Index.

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18. State politicians - State politicians scored -34 on the Ethics Index.

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19. Federal politicians (Lowest overall) - Federal politicians received the lowest rank overall, scoring -37 on the Ethics Index.

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Why is there unethical behaviour in banking? - Aussies were asked by the Ethics Index to say why they thought there was unethical behaviour in the banking sector.

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15. Market trader bonuses - Unethical behaviour in banking was due to market trader bonuses, according to 15% of respondents.

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14. Financial market trader salaries - Financial market trader salaries were the cause of the problem according to 16% of respondents.

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13. Lack of leadership from bank boards - Lack of leadership from bank boards were to blame according to 18% of respondents.

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12. Lack of leadership from bank management - Lack of leadership from bank management caused unethical behaviour according to 18% of respondents.

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11. Lack of leadership from bank chief executives - Unethical behaviour in banking is due to lack of leadership from bank chief executives according to 20% of respondents.

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10. Lack of competition - Lack of competition was the true cause of the problem according to 20% of respondents.

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9. Financial planner commissions - Financial planner commissions were the source of unethical behaviour according to 26% of respondents.

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8. Poor corporate governance - Poor corporate governance caused the crisis according to 37% of respondents.

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7. Poor corporate culture - Poor corporate culture, rather than governance, was to blame according to 38% of respondents.

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6. Lack of government action - Unethical behaviour in banking was due to lack of government action according to 42% of respondents.

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5. Treatment of customers - Treatment of customers was causing the problem according to 47% of respondents.

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4. Insufficient regulation - Insufficient regulation caused the unethical behaviour according to 48% of respondents.

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3. Executive bonuses - Unethical behaviour in banking is due to executive bonuses according to 50% of respondents.

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2. Bribery and corruption - Bribery and corruption was driving unethical behaviour according to 50% of respondents.

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1. Executive salaries - Exorbitant executive salaries were to blame according to 52% of respondents.

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