by Lyn Allison | Jul 3, 2020 | Freedom of speech, News, Rule of Law, Whistleblowing
Bernard Collaery’s case threatens freedom of expression Professor Zifcak says: The real problem for Witness K and Collaery is that section 39 of the Intelligence Services Act has no public interest defence, in other words, they can’t argue that disclosing the...
by Lyn Allison | Apr 8, 2020 | News
ART Media | ART launches petitions calling on all Australian Parliaments to sit through the Covid-19 crisis The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the greatest expansion of executive power in generations. Yet the evidence supporting these powers and the decisions...
by Lyn Allison | Jan 13, 2020 | News
David Harper, Former Supreme Court Judge and now Secretary and Director of ART writes to his local Federal member,The Hon Michael Sukkar, Assistant Treasurer. We should all do this…. ____________________________________ Dear Michael, Drought, hot weather and...
by Lyn Allison | Jan 13, 2020 | News, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Open Government Workshop, 12 Feb 2020, 1.30-4.30pm Interested in government transparency, accountability and how to power public participation? You are invited to a workshop to hear about open government and to share your ideas. Keynote speakers are * Daniel Stewart...
by Lyn Allison | Oct 17, 2019 | ART Integrity Awards, News
Accountability Round Table Integrity Awards On 15th October 2019, ART welcomed two outstanding recipients of its awards for conspicuous integrity in the 45th Parliament: – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tony Smith MP, received the John Button Award...