Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has conceded a referral from him to the government’s slated integrity commission would be treated differently to one came from a member of the public.
Tania Mihailuk said Labor’s decision to allow her arch nemesis to run for parliament is proof the party is still plagued by corruption.
The corruption watchdog found former assistant tax commissioner Nick Petroulias engaged in corrupt conduct by masterminding bogus property deals worth more than $12 million.
After a nearly decade-long AFP investigation,two former senior managers at the Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation have been charged for allegedly bribing overseas officials.
Integrity in government has become one of the most important issues in Australian politics,but both parties in Victoria have had their issues over the years.
The new National Anti-Corruption Commission will be an important addition to our democratic infrastructure. But it could be better.
While crossbench MPs are concerned about the proposal to hold secret hearings,Coalition MPs are reassured.
A crossbench campaign will demand crucial changes to Labor’s plan for a national corruption commission in a bid to encourage more public hearings.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the watchdog will be given the power to investigate anyone who tries to induce public officials to engage in dishonest conduct.
The national integrity commission will have the power to investigate anyone who tries to influence public officials into engaging in dishonest conduct in a step to capture “third parties”.
Thirty-four years after Australia’s first state-based anti-corruption commission was legislated,we’re about to get a federal one.