Even before the legislation for the National Anti-Corruption Commission was introduced,the government effectively had the opposition leader’s backing,coming from direct discussions between him and Anthony Albanese.
Australia’s first anti-corruption commissioner says major inquiries should avoid the delays that have plagued state inquiries faced by premiers in public and secret.
Companies appear to be hoarding vast troves of customer data for commercial benefit,Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said.
The majority of High Court justices will be women for the first time in its 121-year history after Jayne Jagot was announced as Patrick Keane’s successor.
Transparency campaigners want the new anti-corruption commission to have more scope to reveal its proceedings and greater powers to hold public hearings.
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 bill,to be introduced into parliament on Tuesday,would empower Australia’s human rights watchdog to enforce a positive duty on businesses to protect their workers from experiencing harassment.
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”.