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Laura Tingle

Canberra's silence on Crown is deafening

The Crown revelations this week have exposed for all to see the problems with the existing structures for investigating corruption at a national level.

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Let’s just refresh our memories, shall we?

Over the last week, there have been allegations published by The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes that Australian consular officials fast-tracked visas for Chinese gamblers, that a Border Force official was moonlighting by providing security for someone wanted by Interpol, and that at least two ministers and an MP had lobbied the Department of Home Affairs to help get high rollers into the country more easily.

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Laura Tingle is chief political correspondent for the ABC's 7.30 program. She is the staff-elected director of the ABC. Connect with Laura on Twitter.

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