Ex-judge criticises Australian politics

Ex-judge criticises Australian politics

The Age June 15, 2010 Australia’s politicians are perceived as disconnected from the concerns of the people, and politics is all about gaining and maintaining power, former High Court chief justice Sir Anthony Mason says. In a stinging critique of contemporary...
Ex-judge criticises Australian politics

Faulkner, Georgiou honoured for integrity

ABC News Online  Posted Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:35am AEST Defence Minister John Faulkner and Liberal backbencher Petro Georgiou have been honoured at the inaugural Parliamentary Integrity Awards. The Accountability Round Table – which includes academics, politicians...
Ex-judge criticises Australian politics

Two MPs receive awards for integrity

Defence Minister John Faulkner and Liberal backbencher Petro Georgiou have been chosen over all other federal parliamentarians to receive inaugural awards for integrity. They were chosen from a field of 17 candidates by the group Accountability Round Table to...
Ex-judge criticises Australian politics

Sorry Senator Carr, no award for you

Olga Galacho, March 11, 2010 CAN you imagine my disappointment at realising that a federal parliamentarian I had hoped to nominate for the inaugural Button-Missen integrity awards failed to meet the criteria? LOL. I just can’t lie straight-faced. The truth is,...