Type of Inquiries

The vast majority of voters I am sure don’t care about what sort of inquiry is set-up, when some scandal hits a Minister. But it is important.

You see the Government often goes for an inquiry where there are few powers for the inquiry head. They refuse to establish inquiries where witnesses can be summoned to give evidence.

And now as we see in the case of Phillip Field, the witnesses are simply refusing to talk to the inquiry. Which increases the chances the inquiry will be unable to conclude wrong-doing.

How convenient for the Government, if this does eventuate. Especially as the PM had already declared before the election he had done nothing wrong.