For the record, ILC won't deny new website airbrushed awkward past Thursday August 18, 2016 By Stephen Easton Engagement 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… Read more
'Yawning gaps': government corporations need new watchdog Monday August 1, 2016 By Neil Westbury Features 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' Wednesday April 20, 2016 By The Mandarin News 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'? Monday April 18, 2016 By Stephen Easton News 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… Read more
Indigenous Affairs minister pressured independent body to alter report Friday April 15, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features INVESTIGATION: Accusations of inappropriate interference were avoided in front of Senate Estimates. But emails released under FOI expose how the independent Indigenous Land Corporation… Read more
Why public sector corporations need an independent watchdog Monday February 22, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features 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… Read more
Troubled agency's vacation as annual report delayed past Estimates Thursday February 11, 2016 By Stephen Easton News 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… Read more
Questions for accountability bodies ahead of indigenous merger Wednesday October 21, 2015 By Stephen Easton Features 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… Read more