According to Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index, between 20 Australia dropped eight places worldwide on perceived levels of public-sector corruption. The need for a national integrity commission is growing. Recent events, on both sides of politics, at state and federal levels, highlight the need for a wide-ranging commission operating beyond the parameters set out in the government’s proposed model. The government recently admitted it had decided to delay plans for the commission until the political environment was more conducive. The result was the National Integrity Commission Bill 2017, which has not been enacted.Īn outline of proposed reforms was released by the government at the end of 2018. While the states have had integrity commissions for many years, it wasn’t until 2016, and again in 2017, that the Senate considered setting up a national commission. The push to establish such a watchdog at a national level has had a complicated history in Australia. Australia needs a national integrity commission-but not the one proposed by the government.
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