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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

‘Naccflip’: National anti-corruption commission bill passes Senate after Greens backdown

Greens senator David Shoebridge and independent MP Helen Haines at a press conference in Parliament on Tuesday
Greens senator David Shoebridge and independent MP Helen Haines appeal to Labor to relinquish total control over appointments to the national anti-corruption commission. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The national anti-corruption commission bill has passed the Senate after Labor successfully stared down a Greens threat to support a Coalition amendment on the appointment of the Nacc commissioner.

On Monday, Guardian Australia revealed the Greens’ threat to combine with the Coalition to require a super majority of three-quarters of the Nacc oversight committee to appoint a commissioner, in a move that could have derailed the bill.

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