The long-discussed debate of a federal anti-corruption body has been blocked in the Senate, leaving little hope as the year’s parliamentary session draws to a close. The Commonwealth Integrity Commission was first conceived in 2018 by then-Attorney-General Christian Porter. After a year of high-profile inquiries into the conduct of several state officials, some Labor and…
Prime Minister Scott Morrison plans to introduce his Religious Discrimination Bill into Parliament this week despite mixed support from colleagues in a Coalition meeting yesterday. The Morrison Government pledged to develop the bill during the last federal election. The contentious Religious Discrimination Bill is set to be seen by the lower house this week, now…
A key figure within the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has confirmed he holds cryptocurrency in a recent address. Tony Richards, current Head of Payments Policy and former Head of Economic Analysis at the RBA, gave his address regarding “the future of payments”. Mr Richards gave the address at the Essential Treasurer 2021 event held…