Article 5SAAB Morning mail: integrity impatience, Ahmaud Arbery’s killers guilty, the good gift guide

Morning mail: integrity impatience, Ahmaud Arbery’s killers guilty, the good gift guide

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Richard Parkin
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Thursday: Liberal MP blasts Morrison government for failing to establish an anti-corruption watchdog. Plus: 130 local, sustainable or just plain delightful Christmas present ideas

Good morning. Scott Morrison faces more criticism from his backbench, Australia is accused of failing to provide international leadership over global vaccine access and Sweden's first female PM lasts just 12 hours in the job.

A Liberal MP has condemned the government's failure to draft legislation to establish a commonwealth integrity commission, almost three years after it promised to do so. A Tasmanian MP, Bridget Archer, said she was perplexed" as to why little progress had occurred, and also that she was a bit offended" that the religious discrimination bill had been prioritised. Archer also attacked tribalism" within politics, warning she was absolutely" prepared to cross the floor to back legislation introduced by the independent MP Helen Haines, saying integrity should be above politics".

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