Dutton says ‘balance is right’ on Labor’s anti-corruption laws, clearing path for bill to pass

Liberal leader urges government to ignore criticism on threshold test for public hearings and says there is no place for corrupt behaviour in public life'

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Labor's national anti-corruption commission bill is likely to pass into law with Coalition support, after Peter Dutton said it had got the balance right".

On Wednesday the Liberal leader urged the government to stare down discontent on the crossbench about the exceptional circumstances" threshold test for public hearings, and he reinforced his desire to help set up a strong" anti-corruption body.

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