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Former Labor attorney general turned judge Robert McClelland named new anti-corruption boss

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Monday, 19 October 2026 at 03:56
Former Labor attorney general turned judge Robert McClelland named new anti-corruption boss
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McClelland, who served in the Rudd government, named as boss of National Anti-Corruption Commission after Paul Brereton quit in MayGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Labor attorney general and federal court ju...

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  • —McClelland, who served in the Rudd government, named as boss of National Anti-Corruption Commission after Paul Brereton quit in MayGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Labor attorney general and federal court judge Robert McClelland has been named as the new boss of the National Anti-Corruption Commission.McClelland was the country’s top law officer in the Rudd government, serving from 2007 until 2011.
  • —After leaving parliament in 2013, he has served as the deputy chief justice of the federal circuit and family court of Australia since 2018, after being appointed to the court by the former Coalition government in 2015.
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