by jmsthornton | Sep 23, 2018 | Election, Federal Government, Political Funding, Privacy, South Australia, Victoria
Ever wondered what political parties do with the data they collect on you? Its amazingly unclear, especially since the Privacy Act does not apply. Equally obscure is how they pay for the software and analysis and what links the software has with other data collection...
by jmsthornton | Sep 9, 2018 | Corruption, Governance, Ministerial Responsibility, Public Trust, Victoria, Victorian Government Integrity System Reform
Colleen Lewis, member of Accountability Round Table has been tireless in pursuit of self serving government actions that breach principles of good governance – especially breaches of the principle that public office is a public trust. In this article below she...
by jmsthornton | Aug 6, 2018 | Corruption, Office of Police Integrity, Victoria
Former OPI director Michael Strong tipped for watchdog role By Cameron Houston & Ben Preiss From https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/former-opi-director-michael-strong-tipped-for-watchdog-role-20180805-p4zvn4.html 5 August 2018 — 5:00pmFormer Office of...
by jmsthornton | Aug 6, 2018 | Political Funding, Trust in Government, Victoria
The Red Shirts affair proves politicians cannot be trusted By Colleen Lewis (Member of ART) 4 August 2018 — 11:25pm From https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/the-red-shirts-affair-proves-politicians-cannot-be-trusted-20180803-p4zvbz.html The Victorian...
by jmsthornton | Jun 12, 2018 | Corruption, IBAC, Victoria
Former judge Stephen Charles says a federal ICAC is more important than ever. By Nick O’Malley 11 June 2018 — 12:01am https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/former-judge-stephen-charles-says-a-federal-icac-is-more-important-than-ever-20180610-p4zkm0.html...
by jmsthornton | Sep 16, 2017 | IBAC, Submissions, Victoria, Victorian Government Integrity System Reform
Inquiry by the Independent Broad-based Anticorruption Commission Committee of the Parliament of Victoria into the external oversight of police corruption and misconduct in Victoria. Submission by the Accountability Roundtable Received 14th September 2017...