The Public Service Association’s assistant secretary, Troy Wright, said the current government had been “ripping teeth out of the corruption watchdog one by one”.

“Corruption doesn’t stay still – it evolves and changes as corrupt people seek to exploit any weakness,” Wright said. “That is why funding levels are so important because we have to fun proper investigations and punish those who take advantage.

“Corrupt politicians have feared Icac for a generation because it has real teeth. This government has been ripping teeth out of the corruption watchdog one by one. A gummy corrupt watchdog ensures that corrupt practises will go unpunished and corrupt people will prosper and the incentive for corruption will rise.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jun/25/nsw-accused-of-starving-icac-and-integrity-watchdogs-of-funding