by jmsthornton | May 25, 2015 | Code of Conduct, Constituency Development Funds, Corruption, Federal Government, Political Funding
This article was published in The Conversation https://theconversation.com/budgets-45m-slush-fund-for-mps-is-an-unethical-use-of-public-money-42116Ken Coghill is Associate Professor at Monash University, and a member of ART Budget’s $45m slush fund for MPs is an...
by jmsthornton | May 13, 2015 | Corruption, IBAC, Victoria
Victoria needs better tools to fight corruption Date May 13, 2015 – 12:00 AM Stephen Charles (The Hon Stephen Charles QC, former Judge of the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria, is a member of ART) The Education Department is just one target known to...
by jmsthornton | May 11, 2015 | Corruption, IBAC, Victoria
Below is the text of the speech given by Stephen Charles at a meeting of ICAN on Monday 11th May 2015, at Hawthorn Community Precinct. (See our previous post) “IS THE HIGH COURT HELPING TO FIGHT CORRUPTION?” Stephen Charles Speech given to the Independent Community...
by jmsthornton | Apr 29, 2015 | Auditor General, Corruption, New South Wales, Open Government
The Independent Community Accountability Network presents two significant speakers on issues of accountability and government. 7.30 pm on Monday 11th May 2015, Room 3, Hawthorn Community Precinct, 584 Glenferrie Road Hawthorn Melway p.45 D 11 There is no charge and...
by jmsthornton | Feb 2, 2015 | Corruption, New South Wales, Political Funding
Following the revelations of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption into donations and political influence, in June 2014, the NSW Government established an Expert Panel under the leadership of Dr Kerry Schott. This panel was to consider and report on long...
by jmsthornton | Jan 30, 2015 | Corruption, Election, Queensland, Reforms
In an interview broadcast on the ABC 7.30 program on 28 Jan 2015, Tony Fitzgerald, former head of the Commission of Inquiry into corruption in Queensland politics which set new benchmarks for anti corruption measures in Australia, has strongly criticized the erosion...