Minor parties and independents in both houses of parliament could be excluded from having any meaningful say on Labor’s proposed national integrity commission because the Coalition is also interested in passing the legislation.
When parliament resumes next week, following the forced hiatus due to the Queen’s death, the government’s priority will be the release on Tuesday of legislation for its proposed integrity commission, which was a core election promise.
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