Former Labor attorney general turned judge Robert McClelland named new anti-corruption boss
McClelland, who served in the Rudd government, named as boss of National Anti-Corruption Commission after Paul Brereton quit in May Former Labor attorney…
The Guardian reports: McClelland, who served in the Rudd government, named as boss of National Anti-Corruption Commission after Paul Brereton quit in May Former Labor attorney general and federal court judge Robert McClelland has been named as the new boss of the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
McClelland was the country’s top law officer in the Rudd government, serving from 2007 until 2011.
This politics story centres on Australia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Former Labor, Robert McClelland and Rudd.
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- Australia · Oceania
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- Former Labor, Robert McClelland, Rudd, National Anti-Corruption Commission
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- He has served as the deputy chief justice of the federal circuit and family court of Australia since 2018, and was appointed to the court by the Coalition in 2015. (The Guardian)
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