Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, President. As I was saying, Geoffrey Watson SC said: 'Public hearings, where the ICAC has determined that they are in the public interest, are essential to deter maladministration, expose corruption, earn public trust and allow ICAC findings and process to be interrogated.' Yet members of this government have described it a witch-hunt, a kangaroo court and the Spanish inquisition. Why does the government continue to demonise transparency and continue the protection racket it's been running for years?