About the author Stephen Charles, QC, is a former judge of the Victorian Court of Appeal. He was one of four advisors to former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu on the establishment of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission.
Corruption of bureaucrats and the case for a federal ICAC January 8, 2015 By Stephen Charles Features Last year Prime Minister Tony Abbott, asked by a reporter if there ought to be a Commonwealth anti-corruption commission, replied “no”, saying he thought Canberra was
