by jmsthornton | Feb 28, 2024 | ART policy, Freedom of Information
THE PROBLEM A powerful and independent freedom of information scheme must be a central feature of a functional democracy, an essential step toward enhancing transparency and accountability. The existing basis of FOI legislation laid down in the 1980s is sound – yet...
by jmsthornton | Dec 11, 2023 | News
ART and Centre for Public Integrity made front page news on 8.12.2023 The Age published an article “Andrews’ attack on corruption watchdogs stuns integrity experts”, which quoted both organisations’ response to remarks made by Daniel Andrews about...
by jmsthornton | Apr 30, 2022 | Annual Integrity Lecture, News
JIM CARLTON INTEGRITY LECTURE 2022 Accountability Round Table (ART) – Melbourne Law School (MLS) The Hon Barry Jones presented the Annual ART and Melbourne University Law School Jim Carlton Lecture at Melbourne Law School on Friday 29 April 2022 ‘Liberty,...
by jmsthornton | Apr 19, 2022 | News
On Wednesday – 23 March, 2022, ART’s Charles Sampford and Ken Coghill addressed the Victorian Fabian Society on “Political Donations. A problem for our democracy?”. Political donations are a problem because they are reported far past the time...
by jmsthornton | Apr 5, 2022 | Election, Federal Government, News
Election Disinformation and How to Deal with it An ART Position Paper. The Accountability Round Table (ART) is concerned, as we approach the 2022 Federal Election, that misinformation, disinformation and misleading or deceptive conduct by candidates and parties will...