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Dominic Giannini and Andrew Brown

Anti-corruption watchdog enters final leg

The Albanese government appears set to get its way on the national anti-corruption commission as the Greens walk away from backing a coalition amendment.

Laws to set up the watchdog will be debated in the Senate on Tuesday in the expectation that they will pass both houses by the end of the week, the final sitting of parliament for the year.

The federal opposition was seeking support from the Greens and crossbenchers to ensure commissioner appointments require a three-quarters majority of a parliamentary oversight committee to go ahead.

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