Pauline Hanson rejects anti-corruption commission

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What is the point of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party? Every time there is important legislation put to the Senate for a vote, One Nation always sides with the Coalition.

The latest case in point is the Morrison Government’s sham National Integrity Commission (NIC), which the Centre for Public Integrity and other experts believe will protect parliamentarians from any public investigation, and will hide corruption rather than expose it.

Most crossbench MPs have called for a stronger federal corruption commission modelled alongside those operating in NSW and Victoria. Not Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party. Hanson opposes a federal anti-corruption commission after the “absolutely disgusting” treatment of Gladys Berejiklian:

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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.