by jmsthornton | Jan 14, 2015 | Corruption, Election, News, Queensland, Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC)
On January 13th, ART sent a letter to all major parties contesting the Queensland election, the Liberal National Party, the Australian Labor Party, Palmer United Party, the Greens, and Katter’s Australia Party. This letter requested the commitment of all...
by jmsthornton | Nov 16, 2014 | Auditor General, Victoria
Victoria’s outdated Audit Act needs urgent attention Date: November 16, 2014 John Doyle, Des Pearson, Wayne Cameron and Ches Baragwanath The following piece was written by four auditors-general of Victoria: John Doyle, who presently holds the position, and his...
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 | Sep 23, 2014 | Election, Freedom of Information, Ministerial Responsibility, Political Funding, Victoria
ART has written to the leaders of the three major parties contesting the Victorian State Election on November 29th, seeking their views on the redressing of three serious deficiencies in Victoria’s democratic governance arrangements if re-elected in the forthcoming...
by jmsthornton | Feb 18, 2014 | Corruption, Queensland, Queensland Crime & Misconduct Commission (CMC), Submissions
On 28 March 2013 the Hon. Ian Callinan AC and Professor Aroney submitted their Review of the Crime and Misconduct Commission Act 2001 to the Queensland Parliament. This review made several recommendations for alteration of the Act. In response, the ART made a ...