Renewing Democracy to Tackle the Climate Crisis Thursday 4th November 12pm on Zoom Webinars. What are the challenges facing democracy in the climate crisis and how can we solve them? How is policy capture by the polluting industries contributing to inaction on climate change? Join law and democracy expert Professor Joo Cheong Tham and Independent… Read More
Upcoming webinar with whistleblower Bernard Collaery
Thursday 14th October 1pm. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IvtNEMtJRuiE0FEstREznQ Bernard Collaery is an eminent Canberra lawyer and is a former ACT Government Attorney-General. He was charged in 2018, along with ‘Witness K’, in relation to the Australian government’s bugging of the Timor-Leste government offices in 2004, during negotiations over the Timor Sea oil and gas resources. Between… Read More
Commonwealth Procurement Rules unenforced and ineffective – new analysis
Media release 29 April 2021. Land procurement at Western Sydney Airport is exempt from oversight under the procurement rules, according to a new submission to the inquiry. Analysis from the Centre for Public Integrity has found that enforcement and accountability of CPRs is largely ineffective. Although the Act provides for judicial review of alleged contraventions… Read More