by jmsthornton | Nov 18, 2016 | News, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Reforms, Submissions
OGP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN. EXPLAINER. The Open Government Partnership is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen...
by jmsthornton | Nov 16, 2016 | Annual Integrity Lecture, News
The Accountability Round Table hosts an annual lecture by a prominent Australian on matters of Parliamentary integrity and accountability. This year the lectures have been renamed “The Jim Carlton Lectures” in honour of the late Hon. Jim Carlton AO, who...
by jmsthornton | Nov 14, 2016 | Auditor General, Freedom of Information, News, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Submissions
The Accountability Round Table continues to be concerned about the reduced state of the Federal Freedom of Information Act and its implementation. The role of the freedom of information Commissioner remains vacant and has been vacant for some 22 months. The submission...
by Lyn Allison | Nov 10, 2016 | Annual Integrity Lecture, News
Integrity in Public Life: The Jim Carlton Memorial Lecture Accountability: Do programs work? (and how can we find out?) Through a glass darkly …. This is the question the Hon Peter Baume will address in his Jim Carlton Memorial Lecture, jointly hosted by the...
by jmsthornton | Oct 31, 2016 | Election 2016, Federal Government, News, Political Funding, Reforms
POLITICAL FUNDING and PARTY RULES Following on from our JSCEM submission on political donations by Colleen Lewis, this post reproduces Ken Coghill’s submission 48 to JSCEM, also on political funding and donations to parties. Accountability Round Table has made...
by jmsthornton | Oct 31, 2016 | Election 2016, News, Political Funding, Reforms
POLITICAL FUNDING – THE KEY CHANGES NEEDED Accountability Round Table has made two submissions to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters’ inquiry into the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016. This standing committee inquiry is a regular...
