Australia’s trust in federal politics is at an all-time low. Australians have never trusted their politicians less. When operational, the National Anti-Corruption Commission will investigate and expose corruption and serious misconduct at a federal level and help restore faith in our democracy.
Our Impact
Australia’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) began in 2023, following almost a decade of Australia Institute research, advocacy and engagement with the legal profession, federal MPs and Senators and the Australian public..
Our National Integrity Committee – made up of distinguished former judges and corruption fighters – created the blueprint for the essential requirements for an effective national corruption watchdog.
The Committee made many submissions and appeared before various Parliamentary Committees and other consultation processes, to discuss the need for a strong integrity commission – one with broad jurisdiction; the ability to hold public hearings and produce public reports and the power to investigate and expose corruption at the highest levels.
The Australia Institute published many research reports demonstrating the gap in our federal integrity system, as well as national polling showing the public supported the creation of a national watchdog. Over many years, tens of thousands of people signed our petitions, we gathered together experts to sign open letters and speak our multiple roundtables and national summits to put pressure on the parliament to act.