"Senate inquiries into issues such as white collar crime, tax evasion and the collapse of listed retailers are at risk of being derailed by Malcolm Turnbull's drive for an early election.
Just 14 of the 67 current Senate inquiries will report back before the May 11 deadline for the Prime Minister to call his expected double dissolution election for July 2, leaving the rest hanging in the balance.
The new Senate will have to vote to reinstate any of the current inquiries and a new government is likely to review what's in its best interests and drop the rest of the inquiries, even if hearings and submissions have already been completed."
