Scott Morrison is right: ICAC is just a kangaroo court Chris Merritt 6 May 2022 Published in the Australian Newspaper The nation owes Stephen Rushton a vote of thanks. As one of the three ICAC commissioners in NSW, Rushton’s argument that his...
ICAC a poor model to follow if transparency matters Chris Merritt 21 April 2022 Published in the Australian Newspaper The rhetoric about a federal anti-corruption commission based on the NSW model is all about transparency – exposing conduct that could...
Coalition and Labor should refrain from making changes to Australia’s justice system with parts of discredited ICAC model Chris Merritt 14 April 2022 Published in the Australian Newspaper On election day, the community will pass judgment on two...
NSW ICAC commissioner should take a big pay cut Chris Merritt 08 April 2022 Published in the Australian Newspaper Four months from now the NSW ICAC chief commissioner Peter Hall is due to step down and give up his salary of $780,512 – which is more than...
Major Parties protect themselves with Bad Law Chris Merritt 31 March 2022 Published in the Australian Newspaper Politicians are only human. So it is entirely understandable that they occasionally persuade themselves that laws that serve their...
‘Anti-democratic’ Victoria needs new legal approach in the wake of Covid-19 Chris Merritt 24 March 2022 Published in the Australian Newspaper Bolstering the nation’s infrastructure to cope with the next wave of the pandemic is clearly necessary. But...