Keeping the Bastards Honest: Deborah Glass OBE examines the independence of our 'independent' integrity agencies

Each State and territory has ‘independent’ agencies that are meant to keep governments accountable. But how independent are they really? Deborah Glass OBE, former Victorian Ombudsman and now honorary fellow at Melbourne Law School, has new research on the question.Further reading:There are invisible strings that the powerful use to keep critics at bay: The Age Justice is a podcast of Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples as the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which we record, publish, work, learn and live.