Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended delaying establishing a national corruption watchdog despite his government receiving a draft bill more than nine months ago.
Senior officials from the attorney-general's department presented the minister with an exposure draft of the legislation in December.
He said Labor leader Anthony Albanese had failed to recognise Attorney-General Christian Porter's work on reforming the industrial relations system. We need a federal anti-corruption commission – to shine a light on politics, and bring back public accountability. Everyone can see that. Why can't the Prime Minister?The coalition committed to establishing a federal anti-corruption commission almost two years ago.
Department secretary Chris Moraitis said some resources had been diverted to industrial relations reform and bushfires, which the government considered more pressing.
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