Scott Morrison warns overly powerful Icac could turn Australia into ‘public autocracy’

Labor, which has promised to establish a national anti-corruption commission with teeth', says the PM's comments show his true colours are emerging now'

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Scott Morrison has ratcheted up his warnings against a powerful national anti-corruption commission, arguing handing control over to faceless officials" could turn Australia into some kind of public autocracy".

Amid growing political pressure on the Coalition over its failure to meet its previous election promise to legislate a commonwealth integrity commission, the prime minister told the Nine newspapers politicians were accountable to voters at elections.