ICAC

Consultant Anita Perrottet was paid a $10,000 monthly retainer to offer a “mum’s perspective”, according to evidence provided at the ICAC.

There is a push within the Liberal party, backed by Scott Morrison, for former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to run for the seat of Warringah.

As the ICAC hearings in New South Wales are showing, the issue of integrity in Australian politics is a murky one that is rightly being held up to scrutiny.

Some commentators seem to think the NSW ICAC makes findings of criminal guilt or innocence. Others have claimed the legislation creates an offence of corrupt conduct.

The Gladys love-fest that’s exploded has been deeply unsettling. It shows a country willing to accept corruption in exchange for dedication.