How South Australia’s corruption watchdog was gutted
A parliamentary inquiry chaired by TV reporter-turned-politician Frank Pangallo led to a dramatic curtailing of the powers of the South Australian ICAC.
When both houses of South Australia’s parliament took just 24 hours to unanimously pass new laws kneecapping its peak corruption agency last September, Frank Pangallo, MLC, dedicated the legislative changes he spearheaded to the memory of Doug Barr, a policeman who took his own life while under investigation by the watchdog.
A parliamentary inquiry chaired by Pangallo uncovered how the respected officer took his life after believing a two-year corruption investigation could find him guilty.
Michael RoddanNational correspondentMichael Roddan is a Walkley Award-winning national correspondent based in Sydney. He is a former business and economics reporter for The Australian. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at m.roddan@afr.com
