By Nick Bonyhady originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald September 19, 2021 Finance Minister Simon Birmingham has said the government expects ministers to follow the “letter and spirit” of its code of conduct as the Prime Minister waits for advice on whether the standards have been breached by frontbencher Christian Porter’s decision to accept… Read More

By Tom McIlroy originally published in the Australian Financial Review Sep 19, 2021 – 6.26pm Julie Bishop claims she was not lobbying for Greensill Capital when she approached Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on behalf of the failed supply chain finance firm, telling a review she was only seeking a “one-way flow of information” from government. In… Read More

Originally published by SBS news 20 September 2021 Australian of the Year Grace Tame has criticised the handling of Christian Porter’s resignation as a minister, suggesting his departure from cabinet over the use of a trust fund sends the wrong message. Mr Porter resigned from the government frontbench on Sunday after revealing his decision to… Read More

By Paul Karp originally published in the Guardian 21 September 2021 Labor and transparency experts have rubbished claims that MPs and senators may not be required to declare the source of gifts, a loophole that could make further action against Christian Porter more difficult. Porter resigned from the Morrison government ministry on Sunday, but Labor… Read More

Centre for Public Integrity Research Director Dr Catherine Williams for the Sydney Morning Herald June 10 2021 The Prime Minister had cause to celebrate on Tuesday when he joined AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw in announcing the success of Operation Ironside. He used the opportunity to call for stronger powers to combat organised crime and claimed that… Read More