Shane Rattenbury | People

Push vs pull: national FOI stats paint a blurry picture of open government

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

Not all freedom of information laws are created equal, which makes comparing the transparency of different systems across Australia rather difficult. States that proactively publish…

Collegiality and the collaboration paradox for bureaucratic reform

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

Five years in the making, reform of the ACT public service legislation confronts a common paradox: cross-government collaboration is vital, but the Westminster tradition naturally…

Public sector integrity, transparency become ACT election issues

By Stephen Easton

News

The Greens minister who props up the minority government is talking to the opposition about FOI reform and wants a new integrity agency. Meanwhile, the…

Tragic death in ACT jail sparks another Moss review

By Stephen Easton

News

After a tragic and controversial death in the ACT's jail, former integrity commissioner Phillip Moss has been given free reign of the Corrective Services records…