Federal Corruption Watchdog Will Have Power to Hold Public Hearings, Aussie PM Says

Federal Corruption Watchdog Will Have Power to Hold Public Hearings, Aussie PM Says
Mark Dreyfus QC, Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister for National Security addresses the media at Parliament House on December 5, 2017 in Canberra, Australia. Photo by Michael Masters/Getty Images
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled the national anti-corruption commission (ACCC) amid warnings from the opposition that sweeping powers could result in a “show trial.”
Having cleared the bill at the party caucus on Tuesday, the Labor government will pour in $262 million (US$170 million) over four years to establish and operate the Commission, which will have broad jurisdiction to investigate “serious or systemic” corruption across the federal public sector.  
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