Liberal integrity lacking
Mr Morrison and his cohorts, including Sussan Ley, appear to want to undermine and denigrate the NSW ICAC decision about Gladys Berejiklian ('Sussan Ley supports Gladys Berejiklian running for seat in federal parliament', The Border Mail, December 6).
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It is still to be released. Our current federal government has no integrity.
Bert Washington, Albury
Electorate says otherwise
Sussan Ley, your support of Gladys Berejiklian standing for Warringah is outrageous. Your opinion is your own, but how dare you misrepresent our electorate as being widely supportive of corruption.
Ms Berejiklian made her own decision to step aside as premier when called before ICAC. To say it was otherwise is a lie.
Di Thomas, Albury
Poor Gladys? Give me a break
It is hard to disagree with Labor's Chris Bowen's assessment of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's heartfelt defence of Gladys Berejiklian. It is deeply offensive. Something smells very off on this one. But typically, Scott Morrison thinks the voters are too stupid to see that, to see past the fact that he is merely trying to give his Liberal mate a leg up for a seat at the next federal election by painting her as a victim.
Clearly, winning seats is the ultimate game being played here. But it is completely unacceptable for our prime minister to mislead the Australian people about the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
To suggest Gladys Berejiklian was some kind of victim and beyond reproach might offer some insight as to why the Morrison government is so completely opposed to the idea of a federal integrity commission. Surely no voter, either rusted-on Liberal or Labor, would think it is acceptable for politicians to be above even a suggestion that they may be called to answer questions.
It is clear Mr Morrison thinks that politicians, at least those within his party, are beyond reproach, and the mere suggestion they should be held to account or called to answer questions is cause for great offence.
That is a serious concern. What is even more serious is that Mr Morrison is undermining the important role of ICAC, and through his comments is creating suspicion in the minds of some voters who may not see this for what it is - purely self-interest and a bid to help his Liberal mate to a seat at the next election.
The commissioner and the counsel assisting the commission have done nothing to deserve suggestions that they are part of some kind of vendetta against Gladys Berejiklian. That is a complete mistruth. ICAC acts on behalf of the people, who pay our politicians' sizeable wages. It seeks the truth.
Anyone who watched the hearing would have seen that the former premier was treated with respect throughout the process. Yes, there were questions she didn't like being asked. Are we to be offended on her behalf by that? Give me a break.
Emily Shaw, Wangaratta
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