Accountability


Under Accountability is discussed comprehensive reporting, the accountability of governments, anti-corruption, the current state of democratic reform and longer term accountability issues.

Fact & Issue Sheets

Social, environmental and economic reporting

Social, environmental and economic reporting summarises arguments for comprehensive reporting by governments, corporations, and universities of environmental, social and economic trends, activities and impacts…

The Long Term

The fact sheet The long term summarises global priorities, issues facing Australia and means of improving Australia’s capacity to deal with long term concerns…

Environmental, social and economic sustainability

Environmental, social and economic sustainability emphasises the importance of an integrated approach to achieving long term sustainability and what might be needed to achieve such an objective.

Summary Table - Democracy

Democratic Reform Initiatives – current status

The table Democratic Reform Initiatives – current status briefly summarises areas of desirable democratic reform and the justifications for such reform and then lists the current status of proposed action or legislation related to the matter in the federal parliament…

Essays, Books & Reports

Are we progressing: Comprehensive monitoring and reporting in Australia

The report Are we progressing? Comprehensive monitoring and reporting in Australia is an extensive review of integrated (environmental, social and economic) monitoring and reporting regimes and their adequacy…

Corruption

The essay Corruption discusses the nature of corruption in public life, anti-corruption measures and anti-corruption commissions in different jurisdictions in Australia.

Democracy under siege

The essay Democracy under siege discusses the nature of democracy in Australia, democratic challenges facing us, recent developments in other major democracies and what we might now do in Australia…

Recent releases

Books

Hear Our Voice book cover Hear Our Voice Ken Coghill & Paula Wright

New reports

Book cover Are we progressing: Comprehensive monitoring and reporting in Australia Andrew Macintosh & Deb Wilkinson

New Essays

HRFA-cover Human Rights For and Against Spencer Zifcak & Alison King

Aus-Economy The Australian Economy Ian McAuley

GPoverty-img Global poverty Michelle Sowey


For the launch of the new web site:

Democracy in Australia

Full revisions completed.

Fact and Issue Sheets

Revisions to nearly all sheets completed.

School resources

Full revisions completed.