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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Former judge Stephen Charles slams government’s integrity commission model
After Gladys Berejiklian’s resignation over an investigation by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the debate about the federal government’s proposed – but weak – federal integrity commission is heating up.
Stephen Charles, a former Victorian judge who is a director of the Centre for Public Integrity, says the Coalition should totally rework its draft model to give it real teeth in dealing with politicians and public servants.
Pointing out that under the government draft, investigations of politicians wouldn’t have public hearings, Charles asks, “What does that show you…
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