The Transparency International Australia National Integrity 2017 conference in Brisbane last week brought together 160 government,
business and civil society delegates from all corners of Australia,
including senior legal figures, heads of integrity agencies, federal,
state and local parliamentarians, community groups, corporate leaders
and individual TI Australia members.
Lots of energy at the conference and a perceptible whiff that positive change is in the air with more voices calling for improvements in integrity in the public and corporate sectors.
The release of a major paper canvassing key issues for the design of a federal anti-corruption commission was one of many highlights.
Here's me giving a rundown on lessons learned from Australia's experience in developing the national action plan required as a result of the commitment by PM Turnbull in December 2015 to join the Open Government Partnership. Someone told me the only thing missing from the timeline diagram are the snakes and ladders.
And in a panel discussion with Queensland Attorney General Yvette D'ath and James Ensor BHP Billiton.
Hat tip to Queensland for leading the nation on real-time disclosure of political donations, which follows publication of minister appointment diaries, and reporting and publication on lobbying contacts.
(They should do better with reporting on parliamentarians use of entitlements.)
Hat tip to BHP Billiton- no to political party donations, yes to publicly available information on beneficial ownership of corporate entities, action in reporting on payments to government....
(They and the business community generally are rarely heard on the topic of good government and could and should speak up.)
Lots of energy at the conference and a perceptible whiff that positive change is in the air with more voices calling for improvements in integrity in the public and corporate sectors.
The release of a major paper canvassing key issues for the design of a federal anti-corruption commission was one of many highlights.
Here's me giving a rundown on lessons learned from Australia's experience in developing the national action plan required as a result of the commitment by PM Turnbull in December 2015 to join the Open Government Partnership. Someone told me the only thing missing from the timeline diagram are the snakes and ladders.
And in a panel discussion with Queensland Attorney General Yvette D'ath and James Ensor BHP Billiton.
Hat tip to Queensland for leading the nation on real-time disclosure of political donations, which follows publication of minister appointment diaries, and reporting and publication on lobbying contacts.
(They should do better with reporting on parliamentarians use of entitlements.)
Hat tip to BHP Billiton- no to political party donations, yes to publicly available information on beneficial ownership of corporate entities, action in reporting on payments to government....
(They and the business community generally are rarely heard on the topic of good government and could and should speak up.)
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