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Phillip Coorey

Like it or not, the NACC risks being weaponised

Let us hope the new National Anti-Corruption Commission does not become a case of be careful what you wish for.

When Labor was running around in opposition promising to introduce a national anti-corruption commission, nothing, it seemed, would be off limits.

Tapping into the growing public frustration with the cavalier use of taxpayers’ money, Anthony Albanese frequently put the Morrison government on notice that it would be the first one against the wall should Labor win the election.

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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com

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