Parliamentary session ended without robust ethical safeguards and public trust is plummeting

Despite Gomery evidence of corruption, cronyism and a systemic willingness to turn a blind eye, this administration ended its first year without taking the obvious and necessary steps to protect the public from those politicians who can't resist temptatio

Two inquiries at the centre of national political life are asking a difficult question: Is the federal government too stupid to learn?

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