Fiona McLeod SC to head up ART
The Accountability Round Table is delighted to announce that eminent barrister Fiona McLeod SC has been appointed Chair of Accountability Round Table She replaces Tim Smith, a former Supreme Court judge and foundation President of ART, which he co-founded in 2006. “I...
Accountability Round Table Executive Membership
The Accountability Round Table is a non-partisan group of citizens with diverse backgrounds (academics, lawyers, politicians, journalists, authors) who are concerned with the current erosion of honesty and integrity in our democracy. The Accountability Round Table is...
Stephen Charles on IBAC in The Age.
Former judge Stephen Charles says a federal ICAC is more important than ever. By Nick O'Malley 11 June 2018 — 12:01am https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/former-judge-stephen-charles-says-a-federal-icac-is-more-important-than-ever-20180610-p4zkm0.html Evidence of...
David Harper in conversation with Melbourne Archbishop Philip Freier
Uncovering the cover-ups We know from recent history of the Church’s secrecy and avoidance of open process. But the Church is not the only institution to need scrutiny, as shown by the current Royal Commission into Banking. Government also should not be immune from...
Banking fallout shows desperate need for anti-corruption body
Colleen Lewis, member of Accountability Round Table, has penned an article for the Canberra Times calling for a similar level of scrutiny of the public sector as applies to the banks through the Banking Royal Commission. Find the original article here....
Resourcing of OAIC – Response of ART to the Attorney General
The exchange of correspondence between ART and the AG on the deleterious effects on transparency and freedom of information caused by the lack of resources to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner continues. Here is a further attempt to raise the...
ART Submission – Open Government Partnership: Transition from NAP1 to NAP2
The ART submission to the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan round 2 calls for some specific reforms to accountability and openness processes. CONTENTS 1. WHY WE NEED A FEDERAL ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION What evidence of corruption is there? Why do we...
Accountability Round Table Submissions to Open Government Partnership – National Action Plan
The Open Government Partnership Australia has sought submissions on Australia's second Open Government National Action Plan 2018-20. The next National Action Plan is is due by the end of August, 2018. Consultation with the public is being sought. There are five topics...
Gillian Triggs – Jim Carlton Memorial Lecture – The Decline of Democracy in a Post Truth Era
Gillian Triggs - The Decline of Parliamentary Democracy in a Post Truth Era: a Charter of Rights for Australia. We are now said to live in a 'post-truth' era, where opinion is likely to drive political outcomes more than evidence, that expertise is a subject for...
OAIC Continued… Letter from Christian Porter, Attorney-General
Accountability Round Table wrote to Christian Porter on his accession to the post of Attorney General to raise with him the continued inadequate resourcing of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Our initial letter can be read here The Attorney...
ART letter to new Attorney General re lack of resources, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Accountability Round Table continues to pursue better resourcing of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Following the appointment of Australia's new Attorney General, The Hon Christian Porter, Accountability Round Table sent the following letter and...