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Anthony Albanese says crossbench will be to blame for any delays to anti-corruption commission

Prime minister also says Labor election commitment was only to introduce legislation for national anti-corruption commission, not necessarily to pass it

The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2022

No corruption debate delay from Labor: PM

Laws to set up a National Anti-Corruption Commission will be introduced to parliament in the next sitting week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

AAP · Sep 12, 2022

MPs push for in-depth integrity debate

The federal government will prioritise its anti-corruption body proposal despite parliamentary delays but crossbenchers want adequate time for debate.

AAP · Sep 12, 2022

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Govt considers whistleblower protections

The federal government will introduce its landmark anti-corruption commission proposal and consider protections for public sector whistleblowers.

AAP · Sep 7, 2022

Federal Icac: independents want safeguards to ensure body cannot be politicised

Crossbenchers push Labor to ensure parliament has a say on commissioner and funding

The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2022

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Crossbencher Helen Haines on Morrison and integrity

The revelation that Scott Morrison secretly had himself appointed to five separate portfolios has triggered widespread outrage, just when the broader question of integrity has been a big political issue.

The Conversation · Aug 18, 2022

Scott Morrison's secret ministerial appointments likely legal and outside federal ICAC remit, experts say

The Prime Minister says there may be more ministries former prime minister Scott Morrison secretly took joint control of, as questions are raised about whether the actions would fall under the scope of the promised federal integrity body.

ABC News · Aug 15, 2022

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Federal Icac should be overseen by non-government MPs to ensure funding, crossbench says

Zali Steggall says parliamentary committee that will watch over commission should be ‘multi-partisan, not bipartisan’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022

Climate bill passes lower house as Liberal MP defects

A bill enshrining an emissions reduction target of 43 per cent into law passed the House of Representatives. The government’s Climate Change Bill passed

The New Daily · Aug 4, 2022

PM says voice referendum should be ‘unifying moment’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2022

Country areas crunched as influx of tourists and sea-changers demand mobile data

Tourist hotspots, slammed by visitors and population growth, can’t handle the growth of mobile devices. One town has a solution: It's building its own internet.

ABC News · Jul 10, 2022

Greens to seek changes to Labor’s integrity commission legislation to protect whistleblowers

David Shoebridge reveals suite of amendments including budgetary independence and lowering bar to investigations

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10, 2022

Benalla in Victoria's north-east struggles with Centrelink and NDIS support after offices close

When Benalla’s Centrelink and NDIS offices abruptly closed last year, residents were told there would be community consultation and a new site established. That has yet to happen.

ABC News · Jul 6, 2022

Federal Icac should have power to sack parliamentarians, independent MP says

Kylea Tink says she was ‘shocked’ by misconduct at Parliament House and a code of conduct should apply to all who work there

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2022

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2022

Bridget Archer ‘keen to be involved’ in establishing federal anti-corruption body

Moderate Liberal MP says Albanese government has opportunity to make parliament more collaborative

ABC News · Jun 17, 2022

Sussan Ley suggests NSW build its own hospital as Albury-Wodonga master plan FOI request denied

The Deputy Opposition Leader says NSW should consider building its own hospital on the border after a fruitless attempt to get an update on Victoria's plans for the long-awaited redevelopment.

The New Daily · Jun 8, 2022

A federal anti-corruption commission could investigate Morrison government grants

Labor plans to introduce a bill for an anti-corruption commission this year – and it could investigate billions of dollars in Morrison government grants.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2022

Peter Dutton is consciously uncoupling himself and the Liberals from Morrison’s integrity commission car crash

Could the 47th parliament come together and leave a multi-partisan legacy or is the new Liberal leader setting up a wedge with Labor?

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The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022

Listen, engage, show you care: how Greens and independents took local politics all the way to Canberra

Voters disenchanted with the cynical politics of the main parties were ripe for conversion – they just needed someone to knock on their door and listen

The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022

Tony Burke vows to ‘fix’ parliament as crossbench demands reform

Greens and independent MPs want Dorothy Dixers banned and more input in question time after ‘farce’ of previous term

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022

Teal independents: who are they and how did they upend Australia’s election?

What does historic move of voters away from the two major parties mean for the future of Australian politics?

ABC News · May 23, 2022

Who are the crossbenchers after the election? And how will they vote in Parliament?

Australia's parliament is facing a supersized crossbench in the wake of the "teal wave" and a unprecedented number of Greens candidates elected. But what does all this mean for the new parliament? And who are these new crossbencher?

AAP · May 23, 2022

Crossbench pledges collaboration, honesty

The lower house is on track to have a historically large crossbench, and new and incumbent independents are pledging a community allegiance.

Newcastle Herald · May 23, 2022

From Barnaby country to Labor's heartlands: what the ACM papers say

We're a broad church here at ACM.

ABC News · May 10, 2022

Helen Haines says the current government has gagged debate in parliament more than any government in history. Is that correct?

Independent MP for the seat of Indi, Helen Haines, says the current government has moved to gag debate in parliament more than any government in history. RMIT ABC Fact Check crunches the numbers.

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