FOI needs reforming

FOI needs reforming

Urgent reforms needed to FOI The Accountability Roundtable is urging greater reforms to Australia’s freedom of information regime.   It is one of 16 organisations and individuals committed to greater transparency that signed an open letter to the Attorney-General,...
Code of Conduct for Ministers investigation

Code of Conduct for Ministers investigation

ART is launching this investigation into Ministerial Codes of Conduct following controversial comments by outgoing Premier Andrews and changes to the Code made by new Premier Allan. Ministerial codes of conduct are used by prime ministers, premiers, and chief...
ART & CPI Joint Statement on Vic Integrity Agencies

ART & CPI Joint Statement on Vic Integrity Agencies

ART and Centre for Public Integrity made front page news on 8.12.2023 The Age published an article “Andrews’ attack on corruption watchdogs stuns integrity experts”, which quoted both organisations’ response to remarks made by Daniel Andrews about...
Sophie Torney joins Board

Sophie Torney joins Board

We warmly welcome Sophie Torney to the ART Board. Sophie is a project manager and was a co-founder of the tech company, bwired, now CoreDNA. She was an independent candidate in the 2022 state election and serves as an Executive Member of Electrify Boroondara.
IBAC Report should be a game-changer

IBAC Report should be a game-changer

The Accountability Round Table has urged the Premier to take up the recommendations in full, including transferring rezoning decisions from local government to the state.  Chairperson of ART, Lyn Allison, said that otherwise lobbyists and MPs prepared...
Open Government: never more needed!

Open Government: never more needed!

Background: The aim of this event was to raise public awareness and encourage participation in Australia’s membership of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), executed through Australia’s multi-stakeholder forum, the Open Government Forum (OGF). The event was a...