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Stephen Charles QC is a former Court of Appeal judge. He is a board member of the Accountability Round Table and the Centre for Public Integrity.

Allan’s new IBAC chief is inexperienced and a virtual unknown. Is that the point?
Opinion
IBAC

Allan’s new IBAC chief is inexperienced and a virtual unknown. Is that the point?

Premier Jacinta Allan’s announcement of an anonymous solicitor as IBAC commissioner suggests she is unwilling to appoint someone with the experience and gravitas to truly hold the government to account.

  • by Stephen Charles

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The public has a right to know, but natural justice must also be protected
Opinion
IBAC

The public has a right to know, but natural justice must also be protected

Leaked draft IBAC reports should not be published but it is unacceptable once an inquiry is finished for information to be kept from the public.

  • by Stephen Charles
Morrison and his cabinet are frightened of an effective integrity commission
Opinion
NACC

Morrison and his cabinet are frightened of an effective integrity commission

An integrity watchdog has to prevent any government from engaging in the kind of egregious misconduct committed by the Coalition at the last election.

  • by Stephen Charles
Taxpayer money is for public benefit not for buying votes

Taxpayer money is for public benefit not for buying votes

Government pork-barrelling has become a serious problem which needs to be fixed.

  • by Catherine Williams and Stephen Charles
Federal watchdog proposal a ‘sham’, intended to protect parliamentarians
Opinion
NACC

Federal watchdog proposal a ‘sham’, intended to protect parliamentarians

Further revelations about an MPs alleged wrongdoing only strengthens the need for an effective national integrity body.

  • by Stephen Charles
We need a federal watchdog with teeth, now more than ever
Opinion
ICAC

We need a federal watchdog with teeth, now more than ever

The sports and car park rorts, along with political donations and the use of blind trusts, show why a national integrity commission is long overdue.

  • by Stephen Charles

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