by jmsthornton | Oct 27, 2014 | Federal Government, Ministerial Responsibility, Public Trust, Victoria
A timely editorial in The Age on Saturday 24th October, “Politicians must be seen to honour public trust” argued that “Tourism Minister Andrew Robb’s investments in restaurants and the promotion of one of them by a government agency is a...
by jmsthornton | Oct 21, 2014 | Corruption, Federal, Federal Government, Ministerial Responsibility, News, Open Government
Following on from the revelations of the NSW ICAC, there have been a number of calls for a “federal ICAC” or federal anti -corruption commission. This year, there were a number of initiatives to try to establish such a commission. The earliest appeal for a...
by jmsthornton | Jun 15, 2014 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
This article was published in the Canberra Times. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/how-the-foi-watchdog-was-starved-to-death-20140602-39ckf.html How the FOI watchdog was starved to death Date: June 3, 2014 Richard Mulgan The Information...
by jmsthornton | May 22, 2014 | ACLEI, Federal Government, Submissions
The Australian Commission For Law Enforcement Integrity is the federal body tasked with supporting the Integrity Commissioner to provide independent assurance to government about the integrity of prescribed law enforcement agencies and their staff members. ...