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Dominic Giannini

Govt defends high bar for watchdog bill

Crossbench MPs, including Helen Haines (lower left), will closely examine the integrity bill. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus refuses to be drawn on whether the high threshold for public hearings under the government's national anti-corruption watchdog was set following negotiations with the coalition.

The federal government's long-awaited integrity commission bill will be scrutinised by a committee of MPs after the opposition provided in-principle support for the new body.

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