A J Brown

About the author

A J Brown is professor of public policy and law, and program leader of public integrity and anti-corruption, in the Centre for Governance and Public Policy at Griffith University. He's a former senior investigator for the Commonwealth Ombudsman, associate to Justice Tony Fitzgerald AC QC, ministerial advisor and current member of the board of Transparency International Australia.

Articles by A J Brown

Whistleblowing reforms show the hopes and risks for Australian politics

Tuesday February 19, 2019
By A J Brown

Economy & Industry

Today’s overhaul of private sector whistleblower protections provides a glimmer of hope for the strong, bipartisan integrity reforms Australia needs… if and when we are…

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National Integrity Commission's chief architect: Attorney-General's fears overblown

Thursday November 29, 2018
By A J Brown

Editors' Picks

The Attorney-General is wrong to claim the rights of public servants, ABC journalists and others would be violated by the National Integrity Commission proposed in…

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We're on our way to making whistleblower protections more than theoretical

Friday September 15, 2017
By A J Brown

Features

Stronger legal protection for whistleblowers across the board can only be a good thing. A joint parliamentary committee has made far-reaching proposals and the Turnbull…

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AJ Brown: can Palaszczuk really put integrity before politics?

Monday February 16, 2015
By A J Brown

Features

Annastacia Palaszczuk vows to "restore integrity and accountability" to Queensland. That's a tall order, says one corruption fighter, given the "winner takes all" attitude to…

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