by jmsthornton | Dec 1, 2021 | Integrity Now!
INTEGRITY NOW! THE RULE OF LAW, ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC TRUST This Policy Paper is a dynamic document that aims to develop and enhance our understanding and practice of: The Rule of Law, Accountability and The Public Trust It will link these concepts to each other...
by jmsthornton | Nov 18, 2021 | News
Launch of ART’s Position Paper: Integrity Now! 21 integrity reforms to restore The Rule of Law, Accountability and Public Trust 6:00pm 8th December 2021 This will be a Zoom event. Registration now open Download the... by jmsthornton | Jun 3, 2020 | Federal Government, Governance, News, Open Government, Submissions
This submission to the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 was made by Accountability Round table on 27 May 2020. It addresses the absence of independent scrutiny of government actions during the period of the Covid19 crisis. In particular, the exclusion of...
by jmsthornton | Feb 8, 2020 | ART Publications, Corruption, Federal Government, Ministerial Responsibility, News, Political Funding
McKenzie sacrificial lamb but corruption runs deeper By Stephen Charles AO QC, former Victorian Court of Appeal judge and director of The Centre for Public Integrity. Published online in the Canberra Times February 7 2020 – 4:30AM...
by jmsthornton | Sep 30, 2019 | Prorogation, Rule of Law, United Kingdom
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...