Senate debates

Thursday, 10 October 2024

Bills

Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2024; In Committee

12:56 pm

Photo of David ShoebridgeDavid Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

That was an unworthy contribution from the minister, but you would expect nothing more from this minister. The Greens have made it clear that we want a national anticorruption commission that has the support of the public. The public can look to it and have confidence in its integrity, its processes and its decision-making. We said in the course of the debate that if, in another crooked deal with the coalition for secrecy, you put it all behind closed doors, you will undermine confidence in the NACC, and what has happened? Well, 12 months on, we've seen public confidence in the NACC seriously undermined.

Does the government really believe that the secret decision by the NACC not to investigate robodebt has not damaged the public's confidence? Do you really believe that has had no damage?

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