Wednesday’s opening hearing was short and technical. But the commission signalled it is willing to act fast and extend its inquiry to the very top.
- Associate Professor of Public Law, The University of Melbourne
Premier Ben Carroll’s new laws, along with the building royal commission, are vital in ensuring accountability and restoring good governance in Victoria.
The resignation of Paul Brereton reflects flaws in how we set up our integrity agencies. Here are 3 ways to ensure these bodies are truly independent.
A royal commission on the CFMEU scandal would be helpful. But it would be better for the Victorian government to endorse reforms to its anti-corruption agency.
Paul Brereton’s ongoing conflict of interest woes threaten public trust in the National Anti-Corruption Commission. He urgently needs to change tack.
When politicians act like managers rather than representatives, accountability, transparency and scrutiny suffer.
Donald Trump has long admired Vladimir Putin’s ability to rule Russia like a king. As he expands presidential power, this is how a coordinated resistance could work to stop him.
By failing to investigate Robodebt, the National Anti-Corruption Commission forgot its purpose. Now it’s reconsidering its decision.
Centralising power in a president is more likely to foster personalised, corrupt governance that is democratically unaccountable.
A centralised system of government has allowed Putin to project power, but the country’s health care, schools, infrastructure and general quality of life have sharply deteriorated.
Constitutions are by nature short and incomplete documents. In Australia, parliament puts the flesh on the bones of the Constitution, including how a proposed Voice would operate.
The report casts important light on a growing threat to Australian parliamentary democracy: the exercise of public power by unaccountable ministerial advisors.
Demokrasi konstitusional Ukraina mensyaratkan kesepakatan perdamaian apa pun untuk diratifikasi oleh rakyatnya. Jika rakyat diabaikan, peluang mewujudkan kesepakatan damai akan jauh lebih kecil.
Ukraine’s constitutional democracy requires any peace deal to be ratified by its people. If they are ignored, a stable peace deal is far less likely.
There’s now a hard-headed security rationale for further supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Much of what is happened in Russia right now can be traced back to changes to the constitution in 1993.
Countering Putin’s information strategy involves making two key arguments.
With Victoria’s parliament expected to vote on the bill this week, four legal experts recommend ways to make it better.
A cross-party, parliamentary oversight committee would ensure the government’s wide powers are exercised in an accountable way.
Russia’s latest actions have worrying implications for democratic opposition movements.
Navalny’s jailing could galvanise Russians who want a government no longer characterised by post-imperial nostalgia and a paranoid, siege mentality that constantly fears the West.
Voilà bien longtemps qu’Alexeï Navalny est dans le viseur des autorités, car il ne cesse de dénoncer la corruption qui règne parmi les officiels russes.
Navalny has long been targeted by the authorities for his work exposing corruption among Russian officials. But making him a martyr does not seem to help the Kremlin at this point.
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