by jmsthornton | Aug 6, 2018 | Political Funding, Trust in Government, Victoria
The Red Shirts affair proves politicians cannot be trusted By Colleen Lewis (Member of ART) 4 August 2018 — 11:25pm From https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/the-red-shirts-affair-proves-politicians-cannot-be-trusted-20180803-p4zvbz.html The Victorian...
by jmsthornton | Jul 30, 2018 | Australasian Study of Parliament Group (ASPG), Queensland
The ASPG Conference held in Brisbane over July 19th to 20th featured many discussions of interest to ART Members. ART members also featured as speakers at several of the sessions. The Proceedings of the 2018 ASPG Conference have been transcribed by Queensland...
by jmsthornton | Jun 17, 2018 | News
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...
by jmsthornton | Jun 12, 2018 | Corruption, IBAC, Victoria
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...
by jmsthornton | May 16, 2018 | Media, National Integrity Commission, Whistleblowing
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...
