As counter to Tony Abbots eulogy this is informative reading. (Let me know, if there is interest and I will post here the results of my looking into...
A direct result of free market economic ideology - deregulation weakening checks and balances. Power/money corrupts and absolute power/money corrupts...
I note with interest my comment referencing barking up the wrong tree was directed clearly at the question of wether or not I am conversing with Ian...