How NSW parties are using the ICAC inquiry for their own agendas
NSW politicians are attempting to leverage the ongoing ICAC Operation Rosny inquiry for political gain. Various MPs are using the inquiry to attack opponents or speculate on future witness testimonies.
Why it matters
The politicization of anti-corruption inquiries can undermine public trust in oversight institutions and distract from the actual findings of the investigation.
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Share A A A John Ruddick isn’t a name many people outside the insular world of NSW politics have heard of. But since the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s Operation Rosny inquiry began last week, Ruddick, a Libertarian Party upper house MP elected with 3.5 per cent of the statewide vote in 2023, has been on a lonely crusade to convince anyone credulous enough to listen that the anti-corruption watchdog is leaking to The Sydney Morning Herald .
Last week, he went on Ben Fordham’s 2GB show to opine that, because the Herald keeps breaking stories about the inquiry, they must be coming from ICAC itself.
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