As the Senate considers the National Anti-Corruption Commission bill, retiring Victorian corruption commissioner and long-time Supreme Court judge Robert Redlich has sought to identify the pathology that is driving the surging mistrust of governments and community demands for strengthened integrity oversight.

In a recent speech at the University of Melbourne titled Governing with Integrity, Redlich noted the increased concentration of executive power over four decades had left significant gaps in public accountability, raising the risks of what he called “grey corruption”.