by jmsthornton | Nov 24, 2015 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Governance, Lobbying, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Reforms
After a change of Prime Minister and a good deal of pressure from ART and other accountability-promoting organisations, on 17th of November, the Turnbull Government has finally agreed to join the Open Government Partnership. The Open Government Partnership exists to...
by jmsthornton | Nov 9, 2015 | Federal Government, Governance, News, Public Trust
Barry Jones, a longstanding member of Accountability Round Table has written two papers on the state of democracy in Australia from two different perspectives. These provide a context for openness and accountability in Australian government and public institutions....
by jmsthornton | Oct 17, 2014 | Corruption, Federal, Governance, Open Government
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is an international organisation dedicated to making governments worldwide more open, effective and accountable by promoting transparency and integrity and fighting corruption through increased civic participation, developing good...
by jmsthornton | Feb 4, 2014 | Governance, Queensland, Queensland Crime & Misconduct Commission (CMC), Reforms, Trust in Government
THE ACCOUNTABILITY ROUNDTABLE ‘Parliament, Government and Reform in Queensland, 2001-2013’ Public Forum – Parliament House, Brisbane 10 February 2014 10:00 am – 12:00 noon The Premiers Room This Forum is the first of a series of public events to... by ActionSkills | Sep 30, 2010 | Governance
David M. De Ferranti, Justin Jacinto, and Anthony J. Ody, How to improve governance: a new framework for analysis and action (Brookings Institution Press, 2009). Emphasizes the need for a comprehensive analytical framework that considers transparency, accountability,... by ActionSkills | Sep 23, 2010 | Governance, Reforms
Norm Kelly The Australian National University Refereed paper presented to the Australasian Political Studies Association conference University of Newcastle 25-27 September 2006 Abstract The Howard Coalition government has recently enacted the most significant reforms...