New national anti-corruption watchdog needed

A call to establish a national anti-corruption commission with wide-ranging powers, is one of the key outcomes generated from the National Integrity Conference held in Brisbane this week.
Professor David Grant (Pro Vice Chancellor Business) welcomes attendees to the TI conference 2017
The conference, co-hosted by Transparency International Australia and Griffith University’s School of Government and International Relations, heard from an array of guest speakers, including High Court Justice Stephen Gageler, NAB whistleblower Dennis Gentilin and Queensland Attorney General Yvette D’Ath.
The two-day think tank ended with the release of a discussion paper canvassing key issues for the design of a federal anti-corruption commission as part of a fresh assessment of Australia’s systems of integrity, accountability and anti-corruption.
Professor A J Brown, leader of the Australian Research Council Linkage Project ‘Strengthening Australia’s National Integrity System: Priorities for Reform’, said the paper will stimulate debate on the big questions about the purpose, role and powers of any new federal agency.
“With momentum

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