Resistance to greater transparency: rational or self-defeating? Career Advice VIDEO: ANU's Richard Mulgan delivered the 2015 Solomon Lecture for the Office of the Information Commissioner, Queensland, on the fraught topic of understanding why…
Estimates: Lloyd defends right to express his FOI 'observations' Monday October 19, 2015 By Stephen Easton News Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd has stood up for the right of senior public servants to hold personal views and express them publicly at times,…
Open and responsive policy making in Croatia Friday October 2, 2015 By The Mandarin Career Advice The Croatian government launched a central e-consultation platform earlier this year as part of a move towards open government. Igor Vidačak, director of the Croatian…
FOI and eyes wide shut: even public servants want to know Friday August 21, 2015 By Suelette Dreyfus Career Advice Security clearance creep and weakened freedom of information does not help public trust in government, argues researcher Suelette Dreyfus. Even top public servants, when kept…
Challenge of our era: transparency, engagement and keeping public trust Wednesday July 29, 2015 By The Mandarin Jurisdiction Senior public servants, academics and corporate experts from Australia and New Zealand will come together next week to tackle what has been learnt and what…
FOI laws: fixing the chilling effect on frank advice Thursday June 18, 2015 By Stephen Easton Features Those who want more limitations on transparency are regaining ground in the freedom of information tug-of-war. If the government thumbs its nose at disclosure and…
OAIC weakened as commissioner side-steps into NSW role Wednesday June 10, 2015 By David Donaldson News John McMillan is to take over from Bruce Barbour as NSW Ombudsman -- but what impact this will have on the already embattled Office of…
Human Services in secret? Full FOI disclosures halve Wednesday December 17, 2014 By David Donaldson News The Commonwealth's Department of Human Services is releasing much less information than it used to. A new report identifies "negative trends" in FOI disclosure.
