Transparency International Australia chair says body must reduce influence of lobbying and donations
The incoming chair of Transparency International Australia has called on the government to urgently address its “shocking” loss of public trust by setting up a federal integrity commission and reducing the influence of lobbying and donations.
The barrister Fiona McLeod brings considerable experience to her new role as chair of Australia’s most prominent anti-corruption group. She led the federal government’s legal team during the child abuse royal commission, and previously represented the commonwealth in the Queensland floods inquiry and the 2009 Victorian bushfires royal commission. McLeod has also acted for the plaintiffs in the Don Dale class action.
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