Can corruption be eradicated in Australia?

The Operation Keppel investigation report from the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is seen at NSW Parliament in Sydney, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The findings of a long-awaited NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation into the ex-MP for Wagga Wagga Daryl Maguire and Ms Berejiklian, dubbed Operation Keppel, were released on Thursday. Inset:: Left from Top to bottom - Nick Greiner, Eddie Obeid, Ian Macdonald, Barry O'Farrell; Middle - Gladys Berejiklian; Bottom Right - Daryl Maguire; Tot Right - Subi Nanthivarman. Credit: JAMES BRICKWOOD/AAPIMAGE

The New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption has found former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian engaged in serious corrupt conduct. The I-C-A-C has found while she breached the public trust, it's decided not to recommend she face criminal charges.

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Kulasegaram Sanchayan talks to Subi Nanthivarman, a political observer, on this decision and other decisions made by anti-corruption commissions in Australia.

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