by jmsthornton | Mar 30, 2022 | News
The Hon Barry Jones presents the Annual ART and Melbourne University Law School Jim Carlton Lecture, ‘Liberty, Fraternity and – what was the other word?’ How Equality fell off the political agenda in Australia Date: Friday 29 April 2022 Time: 6:00pm Host: Melbourne...
by jmsthornton | Mar 24, 2022 | National Integrity Commission, News, Open Government, Political Advertising, Political Funding, Trust in Government
KEEPING THEM HONEST: the case for a genuine national integrity commission and other vital democratic reforms, a new book by Stephen Charles and Catherine Williams was launched on Monday 4th April. See below for Stephen Charles opinion piece in The Age on 16 04 2022 on...
by jmsthornton | Mar 17, 2022 | News
This briefing paper sets out ART’s thinking on the twin problems of funding election campaigns – the scramble for donations to provide the wherewithal for candidates to run, and the continual escalation of the costs of running a campaign. PART 1:...
by jmsthornton | Feb 22, 2022 | News, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Trust in Government
The Open Government Partnership (OGP), is an international organisation which now includes 78 countries and 76 local governments. Its purpose is to encourage governments to be more open, responsive and accountable to their citizens and work towards improving...
by jmsthornton | Feb 11, 2022 | Corruption, National Integrity Commission, News
This article by Stephen Charles first appeared in the Saturday Paper of February 5 — 11, 2022 | No. 385 Thanks to Erik Jensen of the Saturday Paper for permission to republish. Stephen Charles is a retired judge of the Victorian Court of Appeal and a member of the...