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Albanese Government to use economic summit to prepare Australia for a hi-tech future
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here The Albanese Government will use a three-day economic summit this week to prepare Australia for a hi-tech future. The Prime Minister says some ideas will be acted on immediately, while others may be taken to the Australian people at the next election. At a mining industry expo today, the Prime Minister explored the world of innovation, machine learning and artificial intelligence to transform the working lives of the next generation. Albanese Government to use economic summit to prepare Australia for a hi-tech future (9News) But with technology moving so fast, knowing which buttons to press and what they might do isn't always easily seen. Anthony Albanese saying his Government's economic summit will be pushing for new ideas. "There'll be some that can be done immediately." To speed up the building of new homes, the National Construction Code will be frozen and AI will be deployed to process environmental red tape holding up 30,000 housing approvals. On the matter of electric vehicles, the summit will spur a national roll-out of a road user charge to replace fuel excise. The Prime Minister explored the world of innovation, machine learning and artificial intelligence to transform the working lives of the next generation at a mining expo. (9News) "We'll take the time to get those sorts of considerations right," Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. Although, the economic roundtable will be notable for what it won't do - the Government saying it wants to spend its time and energy on areas where consensus may be possible. So, out go some of the more contentious areas of reform. There'll be no changes to GST, negative gearing or capital gains tax. Nor is the Government keen to consider any changes to industrial relations laws. "How we make the system simpler, more straightforward, and introduce harmony into the workplace so people can get paid more," Shadow Industrial Minister Tim Wilson said. While Nationals Leader David Littleproud said "the unions again are high up in the stirrups, they're running the show". But the treasurer disagreed with the sentiment. "No matter what the question is, these characters always think the answer is less pay, worse conditions and harsher industrial relations," Chalmers said. The Government's instead in the market for proposals they take to the next election in 2028, aiming to future proof the economy - and, the Albanese Government. "Three days to help inform the next three budgets," Chalmers added. Politics Anthony Albanese Economy Technology CONTACT US
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IBAC a ‘safe haven for politicians', warns former commissioner Redlich
Victoria's anti-corruption laws in their current form provide a 'safe haven for politicians and public officers' and are seriously hindered from exposing misconduct, its former commissioner has warned. Robert Redlich, KC, made the claim in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry looking at the adequacy of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) framework. Redlich was IBAC commissioner for five years, until 2023. On Monday, he will give evidence on behalf of both himself and the Accountability Roundtable – a group of lawyers and legal and political advocates – at the inquiry's first hearing. His submission renewed his call that the watchdog's jurisdiction should be expanded to capture misconduct that doesn't constitute a crime. 'The existing requirement that the conduct must be criminal to be corrupt seriously hinders IBAC from being an effective integrity oversight body,' Redlich wrote. 'Breaches of integrity in public office involves a spectrum of improper conduct, only a small proportion of which can be deemed criminal. The rest – grey corruption – is equally deleterious to the public interest, but it is presently beyond IBAC's reach, unlike other effective integrity commissions.' This was echoed in submissions from IBAC itself, the Victorian Bar, the Australian Lawyers Alliance, the Law Institute of Victoria, and the Centre for Public Integrity. The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) submitted that its own effectiveness was largely due to its broader definition of 'corrupt conduct', which does not have to reach the criminal threshold. ICAC said that, if it had been restrained by IBAC's definition of corruption, it likely would not have been able to investigate former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian and make its findings.
The Age
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IBAC a ‘safe haven for politicians', warns former commissioner Redlich
Victoria's anti-corruption laws in their current form provide a 'safe haven for politicians and public officers' and are seriously hindered from exposing misconduct, its former commissioner has warned. Robert Redlich, KC, made the claim in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry looking at the adequacy of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) framework. Redlich was IBAC commissioner for five years, until 2023. On Monday, he will give evidence on behalf of both himself and the Accountability Roundtable – a group of lawyers and legal and political advocates – at the inquiry's first hearing. His submission renewed his call that the watchdog's jurisdiction should be expanded to capture misconduct that doesn't constitute a crime. 'The existing requirement that the conduct must be criminal to be corrupt seriously hinders IBAC from being an effective integrity oversight body,' Redlich wrote. 'Breaches of integrity in public office involves a spectrum of improper conduct, only a small proportion of which can be deemed criminal. The rest – grey corruption – is equally deleterious to the public interest, but it is presently beyond IBAC's reach, unlike other effective integrity commissions.' This was echoed in submissions from IBAC itself, the Victorian Bar, the Australian Lawyers Alliance, the Law Institute of Victoria, and the Centre for Public Integrity. The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) submitted that its own effectiveness was largely due to its broader definition of 'corrupt conduct', which does not have to reach the criminal threshold. ICAC said that, if it had been restrained by IBAC's definition of corruption, it likely would not have been able to investigate former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian and make its findings.
