by Chris Merritt | Jul 7, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article
The fate of Gladys Berejiklian contains some worrying implications for every minister of the NSW government. They are now more vulnerable to adverse findings by the state’s anti-corruption commission. The Independent Commission Against Corruption has just...
by Chris Merritt | Jun 30, 2023 | Chris Merritt, ICAC
There are several problems with ICAC’s ruling that Gladys Berejiklian is seriously corrupt. The first is that it debases the English language. Berejiklian might be many things but for ICAC assistant commissioner Ruth McColl to describe her as...
by Chris Merritt | Jun 29, 2023 | Chris Merritt, ICAC
Chris Minns needs to think again. Voluntary time standards will never put an end to the ludicrous delays that afflict the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption. For proof, the NSW Premier needs to look no further than ICAC’s own record of failure — outlined in...
by Chris Merritt | May 12, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article, Rule of Law Issue
Watching Shane Drumgold KC explain himself this week to Walter Sofronoff KC has been like witnessing a fatal car crash. It’s tragic and bloody but you cannot turn away. Drumgold’s concessions and admissions before Sofronoff’s board of inquiry must raise...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 28, 2023 | Chris Merritt, ICAC, Media Article
Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass is right. Last week’s report on misconduct inside the government of Daniel Andrews was not merely educational, as claimed by the Premier. It was much worse. That report by the state’s anti-corruption commission contains accusations...
by Chris Merritt | Apr 28, 2023 | Chris Merritt, Commentary, ICAC, Media Article
When Dominic Perrottet’s Coalition government lost office in NSW, it left a magnificent gift for the incoming Labor administration. It should not be ignored. Gathering dust in the government archives in Sydney are two reports from parliamentary committees that were...
