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Leaked draft IBAC reports should not be published but it is unacceptable once an inquiry is finished for information to be kept from the public.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