Does the NACC have any hope of regaining public trust?

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National Anti-Corruption Commissioner Paul Brereton (Image: AAP/Dominic Giannini)

The pressure on the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is rising. Amid a series of new revelations about its chief commissioner, the NACC faces major challenges in regaining public trust. But while the strain is beginning to show, there have been few signs of progress either in terms of results or accountability.

“If public confidence is being impacted, it’s not our work that’s creating a public confidence impact,” NACC chief executive Philip Reed told Senate estimates last week. Indeed, it would be difficult to judge the NACC by its work, because the public has seen so little of it.