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Paul Brereton, head of Australia’s National Anti-Corruption Commission, resigned amid mounting scandal just three years into his term, following a fiery Senate hearing and a third investigation into his conduct. Though he claimed his standards were appropriate and blamed media frenzy for distractions, his departure exposes deep cracks in the agency’s credibility — from early controversial decisions like avoiding the robo-debt probe, to overturned misconduct findings and his controversial advisory role in a Defence investigation that cost taxpayers over $200,000. With a new probe launched in April and public trust in tatters, the Attorney-General now faces the daunting task of appointing a new commissioner — and rebuilding an institution meant to restore integrity, but now mired in secrecy and doubt.

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