Prime Minister Scott Morrison 'stands by' his comments where he labelled the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption a 'kangaroo court'.
/Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he "stands by" comments he made where he labelled the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption as a "kangaroo court", claiming the model wouldn't work at a federal level.When questioned by reporters on Wednesday about his reaction to the comments Mr Rushton made at a NSW parliamentary hearing, Mr Morrison said they didn't faze him.
"We can’t just hand government over to faceless officials to make decisions that impact the lives of Australians from one end of the country to the other. I actually think there’s a great danger in that," he said.Mr Morrison has repeatedly criticised the NSW ICAC as calls mount to implement a federal body to investigate corrupt conduct.
"The reason why there is no national anti-corruption commission is sitting all in his frontbench or behind him," he told reporters on Wednesday., saying it played an important role in upholding integrity and confidence in politicians and in public servants.
"The ICAC plays an important role in upholding integrity and confidence in politicians and in public servants here in our state," Mr Perrottet told reporters.
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