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Corruption bombshell - ICAC finds former Awabakal Aboriginal Land Council leaders acted corruptly

The state's corruption watchdog has found that four individuals - Nicholas Petroulis, Despina Bakis, Debbie Dates and Richard Green - engaged in corrupt conduct through a dishonest scheme involving the false sale and development of properties owned by the Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Newcastle Herald

Bugs in the system

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal will sign off today on warrants for phone taps on everyone from spy chiefs to the prime minister, and one in five Australians were working from home on census day last year.

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Will the National Anti-Corruption Commission actually stamp out corruption in government?

Last week, the government introduced into parliament the bill establishing the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

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The Ferguson Report: Ukraine referendum voted on by last three people left alive

The 1 per cent who voted against Vladimir Putin's annexation vote will receive re-education from a firing squad.

The New Daily

COVID, it’s all well and good: Perrottet

Today NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet will lead a push in national cabinet to axe five-day mandatory COVID isolation, and under the new federal ICAC legislation even the prime minister’s phone could be tapped.

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Grattan on Friday: National Anti-Corruption Commission set for easy birth thanks to Albanese-Dutton accord

Though they’d be the last to admit it, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have more in common than you might expect. They’re both unapologetic pragmatists.

The Conversation

Harder than NSW, easier than Victoria: Labor walks tight path on federal ICAC public hearings

The ‘exceptional circumstances’ test for public hearings for Labor’s anti-corruption body is easier than for Victoria’s body — but harder than the NSW ICAC.

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Labor’s ICAC looks like the real deal, but key definitions of corruption remain

The Albanese government looks committed to an effective body. But what defines ‘serious’ corrupt conduct remains a key issue.

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Snapchat video lands former NT ICAC staffer with $5,000 fine for disclosure of information

A former anti-corruption watchdog employee has pleaded guilty to unauthorised disclosure of information after posting a Snapchat video while working as an executive assistant.

ABC News

Why on earth is Labor dealing with Dutton on a federal ICAC?

According to opposition leader Peter Dutton, Labor has been making compromises on its federal ICAC bill. That’s a worrying sign.

Crikey

The Loop: Right-wing group to win Italy election, Iranian woman in viral video killed, a marathon world record, and Rihanna takes on Super Bowl — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News

Federal ICAC won't be weakened: Dreyfus

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has hosed down concerns the federal integrity bill would be weakened before being introduced to parliament this week.

AAP

Government looks to thread the needle on anti-corruption bill

The main part of the anti-corruption bill will allow for retrospective investigations into a range of wrongdoing.

The New Daily

Chris Minns defends swift sacking of Tania Mihailuk after corruption allegations

NSW Labor leader claims he sacked his frontbencher via voicemail less than 24 hours after he asked her to produce evidence to back up her claims

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Same old Labor? NSW opposition minister sacked after raising corruption concerns

NSW opposition minister Tania Mihailuk has been sacked after using parliamentary privilege to raise corruption allegations about a likely Labor candidate.

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor MP Tania Mihailuk launches extraordinary attack on her own party in parliament

In late-night speech, Tania Mihailuk links Bankstown mayor and Labor candidate Khal Asfour to corrupt former minister Eddie Obeid

AAP

Labor hopeful refers claims to the ICAC

A NSW western Sydney Labor MP has linked one of the party's potential candidates to corrupt ex-parliamentarian Eddie Obeid.

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Parliament’s Two-Week Break To Mourn The Queen Could Delay The Federal ICAC By Months

The installation of a federal anti-corruption commission will be delayed due to Queen Elizabeth II's death and the two-week parliament break.

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Watchdog’s bite muzzled for now

Despite Anthony Albanese vowing to pass legislation for a federal anti-corruption commission this year, the suspension of Parliament after the death of Queen Elizabeth has meant that’s been shelved, plus the queen’s body is now in Edinburgh in stage one of her journey back to London.

Newcastle Herald

NSW government pays $9000 for land titles mixup but still denies liability a decade later

Closure of sorts to a legal nightmare

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FINALLY: Legislation To Establish A Federal Corruption Watchdog Will Be Introduced Next Week

About bloody time.

The Guardian - AU

Rebuilding trust in public institutions will take more than a federal Icac, but work on it has begun

Political integrity is not just about exercising corruption – it is about monitoring power. Where Morrison hoarded it, Albanese appears inclined to share it

The Guardian - AU

New documents raise fresh questions for NSW premier about sacking of Eleni Petinos

Hours before Dominic Perrottet sacked his fair trading minister, his chief of staff received a copy of letter now referred to Icac, according to documents released to parliament

ABC News

Resignation letter raising concerns about Eleni Petinos's link to developer sent to Dominic Perrottet's office hours before she was sacked

A resignation letter raising concerns about the relationship between minister Eleni Petinos and the developer that hired John Barilaro was sent to the NSW Premier's chief of staff only hours before she was sacked.

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The best (and worst) of the secret minister memes from Australian politicians

Crafting a finely honed meme is no easy task. And in the wake of revelations of Scott Morrison’s secret ministries, whose gags landed best?

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