by Lyn Allison | Jun 2, 2025 | Annual Integrity Lecture, News
Introduction: In light of recent exercises of the power to pardon by outgoing US president Biden and recently inaugurated President Trump, this issue is topical once more. The rough equivalent in Australia to the power to pardon is the prerogative of mercy which is...
by Lyn Allison | Apr 2, 2025 | News
Our message to candidates and voters is this: members of parliament should always act in the interests of their constituents and the nation Parliament must hold Government to account reform is urgently needed in accessing information, campaign financing, lobbying, and...
by Lyn Allison | Mar 19, 2025 | News
‘The Pledge’ by Barry Jones At the first election to the Commonwealth Parliament in 1901, 15 Members of the House of Representatives and 8 Senators were chosen with the support of Labour organisations in each state. There was then no national party...
by Editor | Mar 16, 2025 | Failure to act, News
A major cause of public disillusionment with governments, public servants and big business is the number of instances of reprehensible behaviour or misuse of office for which the perpetrators do not appear to have been appropriately sanctioned or punished. Our...
by Lyn Allison | Feb 3, 2025 | Corruption, News
Democratic government is founded on the idea that decisions of government should reflect the will of those people eligible to vote and to vote, you must be a citizen of Australia and a resident in the electorate in which you are voting. It is people not corporations,...
by Editor | Nov 19, 2024 | ART policy, News
While it is good that the Government has finally made public its proposed changes to the current campaign finance system, the ART, a longstanding advocate for improving public accountability in Australia, is concerned the changes will not achieve fair and balanced...