The PM’s feedback this morning that the NSW Icac assumes guilt earlier than an investigation are obviously fallacious and are designed to justify his pathetically weak proposal for a toothless physique that wouldn’t have utilized to or stopped lots of the scandals we’ve seen plaguing his authorities.
Against this, the Greens’ invoice to ascertain a robust, unbiased, efficient nationwide integrity fee permits for public hearings, retrospectivity and the flexibility to analyze nameless tip-offs, balanced with applicable safeguards and privateness provisions.
It handed the Senate greater than two years in the past – the PM simply must convey it on for debate within the Home and the Australian folks may have a federal anti-corruption physique in place by Christmas.
When parliament resumes, the Greens will try and power the PM’s hand by shifting a concurrence movement, compelling the federal government to convey on my nationwide integrity fee invoice within the Home of Representatives.
The PM must take heed to the Australian folks and get this carried out.
