Anti-corruption boss accused of ‘officer misconduct’

<p>When the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme handed down its findings, the commissioner in charge went to great lengths to refer six individuals to the National Anti-Corruption Commission for investigation.</p><p>What followed outraged many, particularly the victims of the scheme: The NACC announced that it would not act on the referrals.</p><p>That decision generated so many complaints that it has since been investigated by the inspector of the NACC, Gail Furness.</p><p>Now, that investigation has found that not only should the decision be revisited, but the head of the NACC himself engaged in “officer misconduct”.</p><p>Today, senior reporter for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Rick Morton, on what this means for the integrity of Australia’s corruption watchdog.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Senior reporter for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Rick Morton.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>