Sly ScoMo blocks debate on anti-corruption bill

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In the lead up to the last federal election Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised a national anti-corruption commission.

Instead, the Morrison Government has put forward a farcical model that experts believe will actually “hide corruption, not expose it”.

Now Scott Morrison has blocked Independent MP Helen Haines’ attempt to debate the “fundamental flaws” in the government’s bill in parliament:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.