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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Australia's Covid commission risks 'subversion' of democracy, academic warns

University of Melbourne paper says increased executive power during times of crisis can remain in place

The government’s Covid-19 commission poses an enduring risk to Australian democracy and must be overhauled, including by the creation of a public and mandatory conflict-of-interest register, a new paper has warned.

A University of Melbourne policy brief scrutinising the functioning of the National Covid-19 Commission advisory board found the body suffered from a lack of transparency, had no legislative underpinning, and had not employed an independent appointment process to select its members.

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