Federal ICAC

[NSWCROW]

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/12/16/government-rejects-call-for-federal-icac.html

The government has rejected calls for a national body similar to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said existing powers were strong enough

 

[little graham]

Why do we have a guy with a really thick foreign accent telling us this?

 

[Gough]

If any politician is against a federal ICAC, I'm assuming they have something to hide. If it's there to keep state politicians honest, their federal counterparts should also be open to the same scrutiny.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

If any politician is against a federal ICAC, I'm assuming they have something to hide. If it's there to keep state politicians honest, their federal counterparts should also be open to the same scrutiny.

Fair call and if you get caught, do a Barry O'Farell quit and everbody leaves you alone, fight it and they dig for more dirt. Gary Kasparov would be proud of Barry.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Do it. The first thing I'd like to know is why Bracks and Thwaites went so suddenly.