by Lyn Allison | May 11, 2021 | Annual Integrity Lecture, News
The Jim Carlton Annual Integrity Lecture was delivered by Glyn Davis AC, Distinguished Professor of Political Science on 7 May 2021 at the Melbourne Law School, Melbourne University – a collaboration between the Accountability Round Table (ART) and the Centre...
by Lyn Allison | Jul 30, 2020 | News, Public Service
There is much in this report that is useful in summarising the state of the Australian Public Service, both its strengths and weaknesses. It also reflects recent disquiet about secrecy, abuse of process, and public mistrust. Most recommendations are rather bland, at...
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 | Jan 31, 2018 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Accountability Round Table continues to pursue better resourcing of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Following the appointment of Australia’s new Attorney General, The Hon Christian Porter, Accountability Round Table sent the following...
by jmsthornton | Jan 29, 2018 | Code of Conduct, Corruption, Lobbying
Ken Coghill, Accountability Round Table member, warns of risks to government integrity from the sharing of confidential government information of commercial interest by those who move from the government to the private sector. This article is reposted from The Age and...
