by jmsthornton | Dec 15, 2015 | Fitzgerald Principles, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Public Trust, Reforms, Trust in Government
Reforming the Policy Processes of our Democracies [1] “Principles to guide policy reform – can Plato show the way?” Paper presented by Hon Tim Smith QC, at Melbourne University School of Government Conference , “ Democracy in transition”, 7 December 2015 The...
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 29, 2015 | Lobbying, Political Advertising, Political Funding, Public Trust
Below is the text of an address on the noxious effects of money and lobbying on Government decision-making given to ICAN, The Independent Community Accountability Network by Associate Professor The Hon. Dr Ken Coghill. This talk was given at an event held on Wednesday...
by jmsthornton | Apr 9, 2015 | Election, ICAC, New South Wales, Public Trust
This article is one of an occasional series of opinions by our members. After the NSW election: Some reflections Author: David Harper (The Hon David Harper AM QC, former Judge of the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria, Member of ART) Download PDF version here...
by jmsthornton | Mar 24, 2015 | Election, New South Wales, Public Trust
On 24 March 2015, the Baird Liberal government responded to ART’s request for pre-election commitments to transparency accountability and anti-corruption in government. The substance of this reply is posted below. Thank you for providing the Baird Government...
by jmsthornton | Mar 24, 2015 | Election, New South Wales, Public Trust
On 24 March 2015 Luke Foley responded to ART’s request for pre-election commitments to transparency accountability and anti-corruption in government. The substance of this reply is posted below. Thank you for writing on behalf of the Accountability Round Table...