LETTER: State capture is a nasty self-driven rot
We have come to understand the once-fanciful term
“State capture” seemed such a new and fanciful concept when it made its appearance during the previous, unfortunate administration. Today we know it is systemic corruption in which private individuals attempt to influence national decision-making for their own advantage. It’s far bigger than just one fabulously wealthy expat family or a single head of state.
State capture is a nasty, self-driven rot that generally appears in large public and private organisations. However, it very much begins and ends with the individual. The endless procession of selfish rogues the law-abiding public has had to endure during the commission of inquiry into state capture clearly illustrates that this threat to our democracy is driven by visible, lawless individuals...
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