it s all noise for the sheep.
Gladys Berejiklian was careful in picking a word to describe how she’s dealt with a series of personal and broader political crises over the past six months.
A scandal trifecta – a previously secret affair with a disgraced MP the subject of corruption inquiry, the Coalition’s minor party member threatening to quit the government over koalas, and pork-barrelling grants – might have floored the New South Wales Premier in other circumstances.
However, she’s not just still standing, her approval ratings and those of her Liberal-led government have prospered.
Asked about all this at a business talkfest during the week, Berejiklian said she didn’t listen to any of it, calling it all “noise”.
Former attorney-general Christian Porter has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons for the past month or so, but 65 years ago it was his father Charles who was one of the most talked about – and admired - people in the country.
When the Tokyo Olympics hopefully get underway later this year, those with long memories will recall the feats of Australia s Olympic greats going back through the decades.
As names like Dawn Fraser, Betty Cuthbert, Murray Rose, Ian Thorpe, Kieren Perkins and Grant Hackett are rolled out in a steady stream of historic articles and documentaries, it is a fair bet that Charles Chilla Porter won t be mentioned. For a brief period back in 1956 though, he was right up there with the best of them.
Top government investigator Vivienne Thom backs Integrity Commission
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The Morrison governmentâs top investigator of misconduct by public officials has backed the establishment of a Commonwealth Integrity Commission with strong powers of surveillance.
Dr Vivienne Thom has been involved in investigating serious alleged misconduct across the public service, including at the High Court, the corporate watchdog and the Department of Infrastructure.
Inquisitor-in-chief Dr Vivienne Thom says a Commonwealth Integrity Commission is needed.Â
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Dr Thom said an integrity commission was needed not because thereâs widespread corruption, but to give the public greater confidence.
âI think the public needs some assurance if something is there, if there is a suspicion, then there is a robust mechanism for dealing with it and investigating it,â Dr Thom told
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