Joining Kelli Underwood to discuss the biggest stories in sport this week is Alister Nicholson, Sam Lewis, and Jamie Pandaram.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission which was introduced to Parliament by the Attorney-General on Wednesday. The NACC will have a wide remit to investigate serious and systemic corrupt conduct by politicians, public servants and third parties. It can launch its own investigations and conduct public hearings. But it’s the high bar set for public hearings – the legislation allows for them to occur only in exceptional circumstances and when deemed in the public interest – that has concerned members of the crossbench.

Mike Bowers talks the week in pictures with Jack The Insider.

David Speers interviews Attorney General Mark Dreyfus.

David Speers interviews Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. The Daily Telegraph's Clare Armstrong, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald's Peter Hartcher and ABC's own Patricia Karvelas discuss the issues of the week. Mike Bowers talks the week in pictures with Jack The Insider.

The Daily Telegraph Clare Armstrong, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald's Peter Hartcher and ABC's own Patricia Karvelas discuss the issues of the week.

There's just a month until Jim Chalmers hands down his first budget. This week the Treasurer and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher announced there’d been a $50b turnaround in the budget bottom line last financial year thanks to soaring commodity prices, low unemployment and delays in some government infrastructure spending. Them’s big bucks! But before you pop the champagne, the Treasurer was quick to point out that the improvement is temporary, and the ongoing structural deficit means the government will still have to make hard decisions to fix the books.

Mike Bowers talks the week in pictures with photographer for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald Alex Ellinghausen.

David Speers interviews Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume.

David Speers interviews Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume. Guardian Australia's Katharine Murphy, Samantha Maiden of News.com.au and the Herald Sun's James Campbell discuss the issues of the week. Mike Bowers talks the week in pictures with photographer for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald Alex Ellinghausen.