Dominic Perrottet says Scott Morrison ‘absolutely’ went too far by calling Icac a kangaroo court

NSW premier called on politicians to avoid any comments which undermine confidence" in integrity agencies

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New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet believes prime minister Scott Morrison went too far in describing the state's anti-corruption watchdog as a kangaroo court".

After the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) commissioner Stephen Rushton described critics who used the term, including Morrison, as buffoons" at an parliament inquiry on Monday, Perrottet used a press conference to throw his support behind the watchdog.