The Attorney General temporarily backed down from her policy of removing the investigative functions of the Integrity Commission.
To prop up a select few failing businesses with public money is a dangerous precedent and a gross abuse of trust and power..
If the government’s submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Integrity is acted on, it would mean the effective abolition of our key integrity authority.
The Liberal government today confirmed in the parliament that the Integrity Commission would have its budget slashed by $600 000 in the upcoming state budget.
Proposed cuts to the budget of the Integrity Commission will seriously impact on its capacity to investigate allegations of corruption.