TV host pushes for accountability for 'political negligence'

Sky News host Rowan Dean argues the concept of “political negligence” should apply to Australian politicians, saying there are rarely any “severe punishments” when they do the wrong thing.

“Is there any form of accountability for bad politicians?” Mr Dean said.

“If I do a job, ignore the precautions and warnings I am given, and damage is done, I am guilty of professional negligence.

“But if you're a politician, there's rarely any punishment for anything you do other than, perhaps, a few bad headlines, or you lose the next election.

“In most cases, you walk away Scott-free every time. Perhaps it's time we introduced the concept of political negligence.”

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