by jmsthornton | Mar 22, 2018 | Auditor General, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
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...
by Editor | Nov 18, 2024 | Admin
The current problem (Revised 16 April 2026) The April 2026 High Court decision will force political parties to come up with new solutions to issues of campaign financing, however, unless electors are vigilant, some of the deeper-seated problems may not be dealt...
by Ken Coghill | Apr 22, 2024 | Code of Conduct
Our submission on the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Bill 2024 focused on four integrity issues a legislated Ministerial Code of Conduct; jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Integrity Commissioner; the appointment process for the PIC;...
by jmsthornton | Aug 29, 2022
In 2010, Accountability Round Table created two Parliamentary Integrity Awards for federal parliamentarians. They honour two former members of the federal Parliament, John Button and Alan Missen, in recognition of their outstanding commitment to the values, purposes...
by jmsthornton | Aug 29, 2022
THE PARLIAMENTARY INTEGRITY AWARDS The Accountability Round Table Acceptance Speech for the Button Award – John Faulkner Tuesday 15 June 2010 Ladies and gentlemen let me begin by honouring the traditional owners of this land and by paying my respects to their...
