Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rebuffed calls from an alliance of 31 former judges making a public plea backing calls for a stronger anti-corruption watchdog to be “urgently” adopted by whoever wins the election.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the retired judges are entitled to their opinion on the nature of a national anti-corruption body.
In an open letter, the judges stressed the need for an integrity body to be backed by all sides of politics that holds public hearings and responds to credible public complaints.‘Public hearings expose corruption’: legal experts back federal ICAC as Scott Morrison ditches promise “They are entitled to their opinion - it’s a free country, I'm happy for them to make their contribution,” Mr Morrison told reporters in Geelong on Wednesday.
Calls for an anti-corruption commission have become a much-publicised election flashpoint, with so-called teal independent candidates campaigning on integrity concerns and Labor also calling for a tougher watchdog to be implemented.
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