In an 1887 letter to Bishop Creighton, English politician Lord Acton famously noted, ‘Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.’
One of the key battle lines in the 2022 election was the issue of political integrity and corruption. This was a key element of the electoral platform of the Teals and Labor which was manifest in the creation of the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
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