A national watchdog is examining whether “AFP members attempted to pervert the course of justice by pressuring Ms Brittany Higgins not to proceed with the matter”.
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr is expected to order an inquiry into tensions between ACT police and the public prosecutor’s office.
Our major allies value our close military relationship but do not respect weakness. They would never abandon one of their own citizens to an unfair process.
The national law enforcement integrity commissioner has defended her strategy in an investigation into potential corruption within the Australian Border Force.
Australia’s former law enforcement integrity commissioner,Michael Griffin,travelled to Washington DC in 2019 to personally receive briefings from US authorities about investigations into the shipbuilder.
To stubbornly ignore the views of experts and enlightened parliamentarians is to place personal and party interests before the public interest.
As a national anti-corruption commission sits on the backburner,the only viable alternative has just taken a big step back from public accountability.
Integrity Commissioner Jaala Hinchcliffe was questioned during a Senate estimates hearing about milestone payments to arms manufacturer Austal.
The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity head sacked the barrister who recommended coercive hearings and ignored his plan to interrogate officials.
The anti-corruption commission in charge of the investigation is accused of pulling its punches over the $39 million payment and has sacked the probe’s counsel assisting.
Attorney-General Christian Porter has defended former AFP boss Mick Keelty's role as an anti-corruption adviser,even though his conduct was subject to a corruption investigation at the time.