by jmsthornton | Apr 12, 2024 | News
Whether the source of information is official or unofficial, if it is legitimate information on government decision-making or government behaviour in practice, and it is not a matter to which the same exceptions as apply for FOI requests, it should be in the public...
by Editor | Mar 27, 2024 | Annual Integrity Lecture, News
The subject of the lecture: ‘The Urgency of Ethical Challenges Facing the World’ Introduction by The Hon. Barry Jones AC, Accountability Round Table: Raimond Gaita (1946- ) is an outstanding, but controversial, moral philosopher who agonises over the state...
by jmsthornton | Mar 14, 2024 | Freedom of Information, News
Urgent reforms needed to FOI The Accountability Roundtable is urging greater reforms to Australia’s freedom of information regime. It is one of 16 organisations and individuals committed to greater transparency that signed an open letter to the Attorney-General,...
by stuarthamilton | Dec 27, 2023 | News
ART is launching this investigation into Ministerial Codes of Conduct following controversial comments by outgoing Premier Andrews and changes to the Code made by new Premier Allan. Ministerial codes of conduct are used by prime ministers, premiers, and chief...
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 Editor | Nov 16, 2023 | News
We warmly welcome Sophie Torney to the ART Board. Sophie is a project manager and was a co-founder of the tech company, bwired, now CoreDNA. She was an independent candidate in the 2022 state election and serves as an Executive Member of Electrify Boroondara.