Opinion: The stuff uncovered by the NSW ICAC over the years has been truly stunning, revealing rorts and corruption that would never have seen the light of day if not for its special powers | Peter_Fitz
In the wake of an extraordinary week, let’s go first to the two most obvious things. The first is that, as fine a woman as she is, and as a broadly successful Premier as Gladys Berejiklian has been, she is mortally wounded as a politician.
The second thing is, how obvious is it that we need a federal ICAC? The stuff uncovered by the NSW ICAC over the years has been truly stunning, revealing rorts and corruption that would never have seen the light of day if not for its special powers. Can anyone dispute that?Yes, yes, yes, apart from you, Alan. Your background on pioneering “cash for comment” means you have NO credibility when it comes to criticism of an institution solely devoted to eliminating corruption.
Did you see, just last week – following the Nine expose earlier in the the year – that the Department of Finance cleared Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar and former minister Kevin Andrews of misusing Commonwealth funds afterThe department's inquiry did not interview the staff members of each politician, who our own Nick McKenzie reported had allegedly been pursuing Liberal Party business, rather than actual government work, all on the taxpayer coin! The politicians have maintained...
. I was able to use my grandfather’s diaries and letters, and the fact that he was in one battle with the Breaker, to help bring it to life.- Peta Credlin, with a line as true as it was beside the point.A droll Daryl Maguire on whether he was still in a relationship with Premier Glady Berejiklian. The disgraced MP had previously characterised his relationship with the Premier as “on-again and off-again”, saying it only finished a few weeks ago in “August or September”.
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