by Lyn Allison | Oct 21, 2020 | Corruption, Federal Government, Governance, Ministerial Responsibility, National Integrity Commission, News
In the interests of transparency, I must begin with a disclosure. Before my engagement with the Open government partnership and ART (and for a time Transparency International Australia) I had very limited exposure – I thought – to issues of accountability,...
by Lyn Allison | Oct 20, 2020 | News
The prosecution of former ACT Attorney-General, Bernard Collaery, and his client, Witness K, continues to play itself out before the ACT Supreme Court. This is a legal fiasco of the first order. The prosecution should never have commenced. This is Commonwealth...
by Lyn Allison | Oct 14, 2020 | Code of Conduct, News
On ABC Radio National this morning ART Chair, Fiona McLeod SC, said: That statement – I don’t need to know – does suggest she [Gladys Berejiklian] is seeking to distance herself from information that might compromise her and the problem is that when...
by Lyn Allison | Oct 9, 2020 | News
The Accountability Round Table will hold its AGM on Wednesday 21 October – 5 pm for ART members and 5.30 pm for those who would like to join for the address by ART Chair, Fiona McLeod SC AO. She will give us her insights on: Accountability in a time of crisis....
by Lyn Allison | Jul 30, 2020 | News, Public Service
There is much in this report that is useful in summarising the state of the Australian Public Service, both its strengths and weaknesses. It also reflects recent disquiet about secrecy, abuse of process, and public mistrust. Most recommendations are rather bland, at...