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Australia is out of the top ten in global anti-corruption rankings — why? Lukas Coch/AAP Adam Graycar, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The latest global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) rankings places Australia at 11 out of 180 countries. This is behind countries like New Zealand, Denmark and […]

… while you weren’t watching. Author: Luke Beck, Monash University While Australians were distracted last week by Melbourne’s lockdown ending and the final days of the Queensland and United States elections, both major parties joined forces in federal parliament to weaken political donations laws. This will make it easier for […]

On 1 October 2020, the Governor in Council made the Local Government Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2020. This Regulation contains amendments for some matters as part of the broader local government reforms agenda, as well as amendments in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, and other emerging needs. […]

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OSCAR would like the following set of questions to be considered by Council as part of community consultation as this project progresses. Note: We will add to this list of questions as more information emerges. 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟴 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹? While the “benefits” of light rail would be […]