by Emma | Jun 30, 2026 | News
The tax-deductible status many charities rely on was designed to encourage public benefit, not to discourage advocacy the government would rather not...
by Emma | Jun 29, 2026 | News
Only a Royal Commission can fully investigate serious or systemic wrongdoing, make findings and far-reaching recommendations concerning the decade or more of what the state Government itself acknowledges to be a”rotten culture” in the Big Build.A Royal...
by Emma | Jun 2, 2026 | News
The Accountability Round Table (ART) welcomes the willingness of the Victorian Government to give in principlesupport to the December 2025 carefully considered recommendations of the Parliamentary Integrity and OversightCommittee (IOC) that IBAC should be given the...
by stuarthamilton | Apr 28, 2026 | News
Victoria’s system of public board appointments undermines the requirements of public trust, the Accountability Round Table said today, responding to reporting revealing that Labor Party members and close allies hold around one in 10 of the state’s 1,800...
by Lyn Allison | Apr 16, 2026 | News
Here is our joint statement: 16 April 2026 Dear Premier, Leader of the Opposition, Party Leaders, and Independent MPs, Re: Commit to Donations Transparency Amidst Electoral Law Void We represent civil society organisations committed to the protection and strengthening...
by Lyn Allison | Apr 16, 2026 | News, Political Funding
The High Court decision will force political parties to come up with fairer solutions to issues of campaign financing, however, unless electors are vigilant, some of the deeper-seated problems may not be dealt with. The Victorian Government must now introduce...