by jmsthornton | May 28, 2015 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
The stage was set for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to not only manage access to government information but also change the culture in the public sector and give independent advice to the government on Freedom of Information matters. Instead,...
by jmsthornton | Apr 14, 2015 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, News
ART is very concerned that Freedom of Information (FOI) provisions at the Federal level are under threat and a dangerous precedent subverting the Senate’s constitutional position may be being set. We have previously made a submission to the Senate Committee...
by jmsthornton | Jan 23, 2015 | Code of Conduct, Corruption, Election, Freedom of Information, Queensland, Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC), Reforms
The Liberal National Party have responded to our request for comment on matters of anti corruption prior to the Queensland state election. They have addressed three matters of accountability and integrity. The full response from the State Director of the LNP, Brad...
by jmsthornton | Jan 23, 2015 | Corruption, Election, Freedom of Information, News, Political Funding, Queensland, Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC), Reforms
The Queensland Labor Party has given a comprehensive response to our request for comment on matters of anti corruption prior to the Queensland state election. The full response letter from the Hon Tim Mulherin, Deputy Leader of the Opposition is linked here, but a...
by jmsthornton | Oct 13, 2014 | Election, Freedom of Information, Victoria
Updated 19 November with the Government’s accountability policies as forwarded to us and additional policies forwarded by the ALP. ART has sought the pre-election polices of the major parties on matters of accountability prior to the Victorian elections on November...
by jmsthornton | Oct 5, 2014 | Corruption, Election, Freedom of Information, News, Trust in Government, Victoria
Colleen Lewis writes for ‘The Conversation’ on the cynicism and corrosion of trust expressed by the voting public concerning our politicians. Public disdain, she argues may ultimately undermine our democracy. The next election in Victoria provides an...