Abolition of the Public Records Advisory Council
Our letter to the Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allen: Dear Premier The Accountability Round Table is concerned by recent reports that the Estate Agents, Residential Tenancies and Other Acts Amendment (Funding) Bill 2024 would abolish the Public Records Advisory...
Whistleblower protection submission
Whether the source of information is official or unofficial, if it is legitimate information on government decision-making or government behaviour in practice, and it is not a matter to which the same exceptions as apply for FOI requests, it should be in the public...
Jim Carlton Integrity Lecture 2024 by Professor Raimond Gaita
The subject of the lecture: 'The Urgency of Ethical Challenges Facing the World' Introduction by The Hon. Barry Jones AC, Accountability Round Table: Raimond Gaita (1946- ) is an outstanding, but controversial, moral philosopher who agonises over...
FOI needs reforming
The Accountability Roundtable is urging greater reforms to Australia’s freedom of information regime. It is one of 16 organisations and individuals committed to greater transparency that signed an open letter to the Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus, welcoming...
Code of Conduct for Ministers investigation
ART launches ministerial code of conduct investigation following comments by outgoing Premier and changes made to the code by new Premier Allan.
ART & CPI Joint Statement on Vic Integrity Agencies
Premier dismisses Victoria’s integrity watchdogs as both money and power hungry and illegitimately standing in the way of elected government
Sophie Torney joins Board
Welcome Sophie Torney to the Board! Sophie is a project manager, was co-founder of tech co, bwired, independent candidate in 2022 state election and is Exec of Electrify Boroondara.
IBAC Report should be a game-changer
Premier urged to take up IBAC recommendations in full including re-zoning decisions from local government to the state, otherwise corrupt planning processes will continue.
Open Government: never more needed!
Background: The aim of this event was to raise public awareness and encourage participation in Australia’s membership of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), executed through Australia’s multi-stakeholder forum, the Open Government Forum (OGF). The event was a...
IBAC finds improper influence
"IBAC’s Operation Daintree special report highlights how improper influence compromised the procurement process for a $1.2 million contract awarded to a union-established training group and compromised the management of the contract. The report reveals a range of...