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“Buying Power”; the effect of lobbying on the political process

“Buying Power”; the effect of lobbying on the political process

by jmsthornton | Oct 29, 2015 | Lobbying, Political Advertising, Political Funding, Public Trust

Below is the text of an address on the noxious effects of money and lobbying on Government decision-making given to ICAN, The Independent Community Accountability Network by Associate Professor The Hon. Dr Ken Coghill. This talk was given at an event held on Wednesday...
Time for Turnbull to step up on open government.

Time for Turnbull to step up on open government.

by jmsthornton | Oct 20, 2015 | Federal Government, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP)

Malcolm Turnbull has promised to “restore accountability and improve transparency measures to be more accountable to you”. That commitment had been breached by the government, in particular by its bill to abolish the Office of the Australian Information...
Time for Turnbull to step up on open government.

The Justification of George Brandis to the International Commission of Jurists on OAIC

by jmsthornton | Oct 19, 2015 | News, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

George Brandis may not have answered our letter to him concerning the defunding of the OAIC with anything other than the justification of efficiency, arguing that abolition of the OAIC is “consistent with its policy to reduce the size of government and...
Time for Turnbull to step up on open government.

Absence of government concern on OAIC closure. Our letter to George Brandis

by jmsthornton | Oct 14, 2015 | Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP)

The intransigence of the Attorney General on the matter of  the abolition of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner continues. This failure to act renders the government’s commitment to open government a hollow promise. In our latest letter, we...
Join the Open Government partnership. Urgent action needed. Our letter to Malcolm Turnbull

Join the Open Government partnership. Urgent action needed. Our letter to Malcolm Turnbull

by jmsthornton | Oct 10, 2015 | Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP)

Following on from our letter to Senator Mitch Fifield, ART writes to the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull to urge urgent action to join the Open Government Partnership before the 27th of October deadline.  We argue, “To put it bluntly, our dealings with...
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