A Senate report identifies problems associated with political lobbying, but fails to make meaningful recommendations. Instead, it suggests a further review.
Articles on Transparency
Displaying 41 - 60 of 195 articles
For many people, speaking up at work can be a nerve-wracking experience because it leaves them exposed to judgment, ridicule and rejection.
In taxpayer-funded email messages to constituents, Republicans prefer visual elements and strategic timing, and Democrats prefer more text-heavy missives.
We are living in an era of democratic backsliding. It is becoming increasingly vital to improve the quality of elections.
The former Administrative Appeals Tribunal was stacked with political appointments. The government must ensure the same does not happen with its replacement.
Canada has a lack of transparency about Big Pharma’s payments to health-care providers and organizations. Disclosure is voluntary, and there’s no central data on even the few companies that do report.
The cost overruns of the ArriveCan app are exceptional, but the scandal is not unique in history. There are solutions available to prevent the excessive use of public funds.
New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.
We found lobbying registers were hard to navigate and not detailed enough.
The majority of Americans support TV coverage of former President Donald Trump’s trial on charges he attempted to overturn the 2020 election.
Past controversies and their impacts show how important it is to make the right appointment to the position.
Good legislation has been undermined by poor planning, limited investment and governance, but recent water reports suggest the government recognises the scale of the problems.
Fracking for oil and gas uses millions of pounds of chemicals, some of which are toxic or carcinogenic. Two researchers summarize what companies have disclosed and call for more transparency.
Joseph Smith encouraged early Latter-day Saints to pool their resources. Two centuries later, one of the results is an investment portfolio estimated at $100 billion.
These influential people go on to work in roles that enable them to use their contacts from their old jobs.
Australia slipped from 7th to 18th in the rankings over the past decade. But this year we’ve climbed back to 13th thanks to reforms in key areas including the new National Anti-Corruption Commission.
It’s the biggest reform to federal public accountability for over 40 years, though questions remain over whether it’s been designed sufficiently to weather future political storms.
Recent developments in Australian whistleblowing cases have shown how critical it is to reform our laws - which are far from world standard.
Transparency in financial disclosure is a crucial part of ethical, responsible governance. Unless Hockey Canada prioritizes financial transparency, any attempts at reform will fall short.
Since the High Court’s establishment, women have come a long way – and a majority female bench will have significant implications.
Top contributors
-
Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute
-
Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
Associate professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; York University, Canada; University of Sydney
-
Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
-
Senior Research Fellow in Commercial Determinants of Health, The University of Melbourne
-
Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
-
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
-
Professor of Medicine and Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz
-
Professor of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University - Newark
-
Associate Professor, Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
-
Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
-
Lecturer, Accounting Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney
-
Professor of Law, University of Waikato
-
Associate, Grattan Institute