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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent

MYSTERIOUS: Liberal john alexander would think about supporting independent s federal anti corruption bill | Mind Blowing Facts

Liberal member for Bennelong John Alexander makes his valedictory speech in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra
John Alexander, who is quitting politics at the next election, said he was disappointed the government’s anti-corruption bill had not been introduced. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The outgoing Liberal MP, John Alexander, says he would “seriously consider” supporting Helen Haines’s bill for a federal integrity commission if the independent member for Indi again attempts to have the draft legislation debated by parliament before the election.

On Tuesday, the attorney general, Michaelia Cash, confirmed the government was “not progressing” its proposed commonwealth integrity commission until at least after the election, saying the government could not pass it without Labor support.

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