by jmsthornton | Apr 30, 2018 | Corruption, Freedom of Information, News, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Political Funding
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...
by jmsthornton | Apr 13, 2018 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, National Integrity Commission, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Political Funding, Public Trust, Submissions
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...
by jmsthornton | Mar 24, 2018 | Annual Integrity Lecture
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...
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 jmsthornton | Jan 31, 2018 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
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...
