by Lyn Allison | Jun 24, 2025 | Election, Ministerial Responsibility, News, Political Funding
The Albanese Government signed off on a code of conduct for ministers in 2022 saying it was committed to integrity, honesty and accountability and would act in a manner consistent with the highest ethical standards. It would also have due regard for...
by Lyn Allison | Jun 19, 2025 | News
Accountability Round Table is deeply saddened by the passing of its founder, Tim Smith. His tireless commitment to the principles of integrity, transparency and accountability in government and to the precept that “public office is a public trust” set the...
by Lyn Allison | Jun 19, 2025 | News
Accountability Round Table is greatly saddened to have lost its former director, Stephen Charles. Stephen was a tireless warrior for government accountability. Working with both Accountability Round Table and the Centre for Public Policy, he made immense...
by Lyn Allison | Jun 14, 2025 | News
Race Mathews was a giant force in public life. He was Gough Whitlam’s private secretary while Whitlam was in opposition in Federal Parliament. During that period he was instrumental in the development of the ALP policy of Medicare which had started life as...
by Lyn Allison | Jun 2, 2025 | Annual Integrity Lecture, News
In light of President Trump’s pardons of friends, associates and political allies, and President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, it has been observed that in a Presidential system there can occasionally, or indeed frequently, be an overreach of executive...