Ibac frenzy exposes a wide divide between Victorian and federal Liberals

Robert Redlich, commissioner of Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission, says public hearings are the most effective way to build trust in integrity agencies. Photograph: Getty Images

There was a wide divide exposed between the federal Coalition government and Victoria’s Liberal leadership that many people missed this week.

With integrity becoming a key issue in the federal campaign, the prime minister, Scott Morrison, was decrying the prospect of a “kangaroo court” where a premier could be grilled publicly without being accused of corruption.