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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst

Scott Morrison warns overly powerful Icac could turn Australia into ‘public autocracy’

Prime minister Scott Morrison is facing growing political pressure over his failure to meet his previous election promise to legislate a commonwealth integrity commission.
Scott Morrison is facing growing political pressure over the Coalition’s failure to meet their previous election promise to legislate a commonwealth integrity commission. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Scott Morrison has ratcheted up his warnings against a powerful national anti-corruption commission, arguing handing control over to “faceless officials” could turn Australia into “some kind of public autocracy”.

Amid growing political pressure on the Coalition over its failure to meet its previous election promise to legislate a commonwealth integrity commission, the prime minister told the Nine newspapers politicians were accountable to voters at elections.

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