ART Executive Membership
The Accountability Round Table is a non-partisan group of citizens with diverse backgrounds (journalists, lawyers, academics, former politicians and judges) and extensive experience in parliament, government and the courts. The Round Table is dedicated to improving...
ART Integrity Awards for 45th Parliament
Accountability Round Table Integrity AwardsOn 15th October 2019, ART welcomed two outstanding recipients of its awards for conspicuous integrity in the 45th Parliament: – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tony Smith MP, received the John Button Award –...
Citations for Speaker, Tony Smith MP & Cathy McGowan, former Member for Indi
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tony Smith MP, is the recipient of the John Button Award for his exemplary conduct in the vital role of Speaker. The role of the Speaker in maintaining the dignity of the House is often overlooked. In his four years...
Strengthen or weaken democracy? UK Supreme Court ruling that Boris Johnson’s prorogue was unlawful.
Does the UK Court decision to rule Johnson's Prorogation of Parliament strengthen or weaken democracy? David Harper, former Judge of the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria, and ART member suggests that the UK decision should strengthen democracy. Read on for...
Corruption: The abuse of entrusted power in Australia: Tim Smith (E-book)
In 2010 Accountability Round Table published a pamphlet on "Corruption" that remains as relevant today as it was when published. This pamphlet was authored by Tim Smith and published in partnership with The Australian Collaboration. The Hon. Tim Smith is a retired...
THE FITZGERALD ORATION 2019
Stephen Charles 26 August 2019 Held at Griffith University. This is the text of the 2019 Fitzgerald Oration as provided to Accountability Round Table by Stephen Charles. This oration is in honour of Tony Fitzgerald of the Queensland Fitzgerald inquiry which changed...
Fiona McLeod’s 2019 Solomon Lecture – Accountability in the Age of the Artificial
2019 Solomon Lecture Accountability in the Age of the Artificial Are big data and artificial intelligence the enemies of the people, the ultimate tools of the oligarch, or the vital tools needed to eliminate bias, improve scrutiny and just outcomes for the visionary?...
Whose side are politicians really on?
Colleen Lewis, Accountability Round Table member, has an opinion piece in the Sunday Age on whose side politicians are on when they act out of self interest or otherwise not in the public interest. The full article was published in the Sunday Age here. Opinion Whose...
Dennis Cowdroy announced as new ACT integrity commissioner
The Canberra Times announces Dennis Cowdroy as the new ACT Integrity Commissioner on Tuesday 14th May. This was after a political stoush that prevented the appointment for four months. For the full story see the Canberra Times report. by Katie Burgess
Mandarin today on National Integrity Commission
The Mandarin compares major party commitments on a national integrity commission and says public hearings remains the key issue. See the full document here.
The letter that should have been published – Political Donations
A remarkable number of voters in Kooyong wrote to last weekend's Sunday Age (12th March) complaining about extraordinary campaign spending by the sitting MP, Josh Frydenberg. Figures published by the Electoral Commission help explain the extra-ordinary swamping of...