Attorney General Mark Dreyfus will introduce legislation to establish a national anti-corruption commission this week.

The commission will have broad powers to investigate allegations of serious corruption of or by a public official, including the ability to investigate third parties.

And it will be able to investigate pork barrelling, if the commission believes federal grants are being handed out in a way that raises concerns about corruption.

But does it go far enough?

Today on Please Explain, Bianca Hall is joined by chief political correspondent David Crowe to discuss what teeth the new corruption-busting body could have.

Attorney General Mark Dreyfus will introduce legislation to establish a national anti-corruption commission this week.
The commission will have broad powers to investigate allegations of serious corruption of or by a public official, including the ability to investigate third parties.
And it will be able to investigate pork barrelling, if the commission believes federal grants are being handed out in a way that raises concerns about corruption.
But does it go far enough?
Today on Please Explain, Bianca Hall is joined by chief political correspondent David Crowe to discuss what teeth the new corruption-busting body could have.

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The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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