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Australia may soon finally have a national integrity body, after the federal government introduced its much-anticipated National Anti-Corruption Commission bill into federal parliament yesterday.
Integrity was a hot political topic amid May’s federal election, with a score of “teal independents” promising to clean up politics, and Labor pledging a vote on a national anti-corruption body by the end of 2022.
So how does the government’s proposed body stack up?
Griffith University Professor and integrity expert AJ Brown writes that while Labor is close to delivering on its promises, it falls slightly short in a couple of key areas, including the proposal that public hearings will only be available in “exceptional circumstances”.
Over the coming weeks, a parliamentary committee will review the bill and recommend any improvements by November 10.
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Liam Petterson
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