For the record, ILC won’t deny new website airbrushed awkward past
A new website is a good time to clean out old content. But for publicly funded corporations, isn't it important to keep key documents on the public record? Read More
Dawn Casey
‘Yawning gaps’: government corporations need new watchdog
OPINION: Federal government corporations need an independent regulator, argues Neil Westbury, a former top bureaucrat who sat on the Indigenous Land Corporation board. Read More
Minister’s report-altering claims ‘drafted without my knowledge’
Internal documents obtained under FOI don't accurately reflect Nigel Scullion's request for the ILC board, he claims. Should he have asked in writing? Read More
Scullion’s demands: ‘reasonable request’ or ‘gross breach’?
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says he made a "reasonable request" about an independent body's annual report. But a former chair calls the intervention a "gross breach" of standards. Read More
Indigenous Affairs minister pressured independent body to alter report
INVESTIGATION: Accusations of inappropriate interference were avoided in front of Senate Estimates. But emails released under FOI expose how the independent Indigenous Land Corporation was put in an impossible position. Read More
Why public sector corporations need an independent watchdog
FEATURE: The idea that there are holes in the federal accountability landscape won't go away. Veterans of debacles say the PGPA Act, although an improvement, is no substitute for an independent umpire. Read More
Troubled agency’s vacation as annual report delayed past Estimates
Despite calls for an inquiry by its former board members, the Indigenous Land Corporation will get a free pass this Senate Estimates. Former board members think they know why. Read More
Questions for accountability bodies ahead of indigenous merger
As the Indigenous Land Corporation gets a new chair and board members from the organisation it could be merged with, outgoing chair Dawn Casey aimed a stinging rebuke at accountability mechanisms. She wants a federal ICAC. Read More