Opinion Federal anti-corruption body will manacle political vision, writes Barnaby Joyce
On Saturday, I was contacted by Ted Lindsay, who was the Labor member for the federal seat of Herbert in Townsville from 1983 to 1996. He wanted to warn me: a federal anti-corruption commission would be an abrogation of democracy.
In any case, the public scrutiny of federal politicians today is much more intense than for their state counterparts, courtesy of a better-resourced and more forensic media gallery and a question time that voters actually watch. Be honest. How often do you watch question time in a state parliament or see those MPs onThen there is the scrutiny of the federal auditor-general, Senate inquiries, House of Representatives inquires, standing committees, the Australian Federal Police.
The government itself becomes a titular role that is no longer advised by the bureaucracy but is instructed by it. Real power moves to a closed club of senior bureaucrats.is humorous because of the covert power Sir Humphrey Appleby has over Jim Hacker, the elected politician. For many in politics, however, it is less comedy than documentary.
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