Parliament needs say in ethics watchdog selection: MPs clamour for direct role in appointing proposed ethics commissioners

Members on the House and Senate committees looking into the controversial issue of creating of independent ethics commissioners for their respective Chambers are now fighting to have a direct say in how these conflict-of-interest watchdogs will be appointed.

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