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Tasmanian Integrity Commission: Priority Reforms This Briefing Paper recommends that the new Tasmanian Parliament address five major problems with the Tasmanian Integrity Commission. Poor funding Limitations caused...

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A Whistleblower Protection Authority for Australia Submission to the Inquiry into Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025 (No. 2)

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Polling – National Anti-Corruption Commission public hearings The Australia Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,005 Australians about the circumstances under which the National Anti-Corruption Commission should...

The Australia Institute

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Royal Commissions and inquiries prompted by ABC journalism Public interest journalism from the ABC has placed scrutiny on issues that governments would prefer to ignore, prompting numerous government inquiries and investigations –...

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Submission to NACC Joint Select Committee This submission is made on behalf of the National Integrity Committee. We are an independent group of retired judges who have been advocating the need for a Federal...

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Submission: Giving Our Watchdog Teeth Response to the Tasmanian Integrity Commission Act Legislative Reform Discussion Paper

by Rachel Hay and Eloise Carr

May 11, 2022

Polling – Integrity Election

The Australia Institute

April 14, 2022

Polling – Integrity Commission Key results The Australia Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,000 Australians about the introduction and role of a Commonwealth Integrity Commission...

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March 31, 2022

Democracy Agenda for the 47th Parliament of Australia Options for Reform

by Bill Browne

March 10, 2022

Still toothless Jurisdictional, funding and secrecy issues in the Integrity Commission Tasmania

by Eloise Carr and Rachel Hay

November 29, 2021

Grants with Ministerial Discretion Distribution Analysis

by Hannah Melville-Rea, Robyn Seth-Purdie and Bill Browne

September 8, 2021

Landslide Support for Commonwealth Integrity Commission with Public Hearings and Whistle-blower Complaint Capability The Australia Institute commissioned uComms to conduct a survey of residents across the federal electorates of Brisbane (622 residents), Braddon (632 residents), Boothby...

The Australia Institute

April 27, 2021

Polling: Good Government in Tasmania New research from the Australia Institute Tasmania finds most Tasmanians (87%) want Truth in Political Advertising laws, and a ban on political donations by the gambling...

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March 8, 2021

Commonwealth Integrity Commission (CIC) Consultation Submission on the CIC Bill Exposure Draft

by National Integrity Committee

February 1, 2021

Audit of strategic water purchases Submission to Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

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November 30, 2020

Good government in Tasmania Strengthened donations laws and Right to Information provisions, as well as a Tasmanian Integrity Commission with teeth and new truth in political advertising laws are...

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September 1, 2020

Polling – Commonwealth Integrity Commission this year

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Polling – Federal ICAC

The Australia Institute

January 26, 2019

Feedback on the Consultation Paper – A Commonwealth Integrity Commission – Proposed reform The National Integrity Committee made a submission on the Consultation Paper for a Commonwealth Integrity Commission. The Committee is an independent group of retired judges...

by National Integrity Committee

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Submission on the National Integrity Bills 2018 The National Integrity Committee made a submission on the National Integrity Bills 2018. The Committee is an independent group of retired judges assisted by the Australia...

by National Integrity Committee

November 14, 2018

Different Breeds of Watchdog A National Integrity Commission is needed to investigate and expose corruption and misconduct in our federal government and public sector. Currently there are significant...

by Han Aulby

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Implementation Plan for a National Integrity Commission This Implementation Plan has been prepared by the National Integrity Committee, to provide policy advice on the implementation of the National Integrity Commission design...

by National Integrity Committee

September 23, 2018

Polling – Royal Commissions

The Australia Institute

June 26, 2018

Victoria’s watchdog losing teeth Victorian Government is placing more restrictions on its already weak corruption watchdog

The Australia Institute

April 9, 2018

National Integrity Commission Papers The Australia Institute’s National Integrity Committee of corruption fighters and retired judges has today released the next stage in the design of a National Integrity...

by National Integrity Committee

February 22, 2018

Out in the open Federal ICAC with public hearings key to tackling perceived corruption

by Han Aulby

The Australia Institute

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