by jmsthornton | Jun 11, 2017 | Auditor General, Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Accountability Round Table has long held concerns about the protection of Freedom of Information given the abolition of the oversight body, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), followed by its restoration in a weakened and underfunded form....
by jmsthornton | Mar 20, 2017 | Corruption, Federal Government, National Integrity Commission, Whistleblowing
Griffith University and Transparency International have released a new discussion paper as an outcome of the National Integrity Conference held in Brisbane over 16 – 17 March 2017; A Federal Anti-Corruption Agency for Australia? DISCUSSION PAPER #1 Strengthening...
by jmsthornton | Mar 20, 2017 | Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
It’s good news that the Federal Government and civil society completed and lodged, with the (International) Open Government Partnership, Australia’s first National Action Plan (NAP) on 8th of December last year to improve and strengthen transparency and...
by jmsthornton | Mar 16, 2017 | Federal Government, National Integrity Commission, Reforms
There are several recent developments in transparency and accountability worth noting. Make it your business to follow up what transpires from each. Select Committee on a National Integrity Commission On 8 February 2017, the Parliament of Australia established a...
by jmsthornton | Nov 23, 2016 | Corruption, National Integrity Commission, New South Wales
The NSW ICAC has been under sustained political pressure from those who stand to gain by weak investigatory bodies, to wind back its powers to investigate corruption in public service since its inquiry into Margaret Cuneen, and investigations into the Liberal Party....