by arty | Feb 10, 2010 | Open Government, Political Funding, Reforms
Political Finance in Australia: a skewed and secret system. Australian National University. Democratic Audit of Australia By Joo-Cheong Tham and Sally Young, The Australian National University 2006 This audit directly addresses the controversial role money plays in... by arty | Oct 30, 2009 | Reforms
October 11, 2009 Sydney Morning Herald Pyne calls for reform of Question Time Time limits should be introduced for questions and answers in federal parliament to stop the government behaving like kids who’ve broken into a lolly shop, says Liberal front bencher...
by arty | Oct 20, 2009 | ART Publications, Federal, Reforms, Submissions
February 2009 ACCOUNTABILITY ROUND TABLE Submission on Federal Electoral Reform Green Paper to Electoral Reform Secretariat Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Electoral funding may be inextricably linked to participatory democracy yet it can so easily be... by arty | Oct 20, 2009 | Election, Federal, Reforms
23 September 2009 The second Electoral Reform Green Paper – Strengthening Australia’s Democracy Released by by the Cabinet Secretary and Special Minister of State, Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig. Submissions on the second green paper are invited by 27 November 2009 The... by arty | Oct 20, 2009 | Election, Federal, Reforms
17 December 2008 The first Electoral Reform Green Paper – Donations, Funding and Expenditure Released by the former Cabinet Secretary and Special Minister of State, Senator the Hon John Faulkner. Submissions closed on 23 February 2009 The first Electoral Reform...
by arty | Oct 18, 2009 | ART Publications, Corruption, Federal, Open Government, Reforms
How close are we to achieving reform? This document checks the Rudd Government’s actions on: Anticorruption Greater Accountability of the Executive and strengthening of the role of the Parliament Electoral Reform Citizen Engagement and Civil Society Human Rights...