Trust matters: Politics, trust & the republican cause    (published: 12/2006)

posted: 18/12/2006

Author(s): Rebecca Huntley () Category: - Audit paper; Accountability; Constitution/federalism download Rebecca Huntley, author of The World According to Y: Inside the New Adult Generation, gave the 2006 National Republican lecture in Canberra on 29 November. Her lecture, ‘Trust matters: Politics, trust and the republican cause’ is issued as a discussion paper for the Democratic Audit of Australia.

Representation for the Italian diaspora    (published: 12/2006)

posted: 18/12/2006

Author(s): Elisa Arcioni (University of Wollongong) Category: - Audit paper; Parliament; Electoral download In this Audit paper Elisa Arcioni, University of Wollongong, considers the decision to include seats for the Italian diaspora in the Italian parliament.The decision was of even greater significance since it was the results in the Australasian seat that gave the Prodi government its majority in the Senate.

The landslide revisited? The 2006 Victorian Election    (published: 12/2006)	posted: 18/12/2006
Author(s): Nick Economou (Monash University) Category: - Audit paper; Electoral; Accountability download In a new Audit paper, Nick Economou, Monash University, reviews the Victorian State election of 25 November 2006.

The Australian Wheat Board and the Oil for Food program    (published: 2/2007)

posted: 13/02/2007

Author(s): Linda Botterill (Australian National University) Category: - Audit paper; Public service/statutory bodies; Accountability download Linda Botterill, Australian National University, considers the outcome of the Cole Inquiry into the AWB Ltd’s alleged bribery in Iraq. The problem was not so much one of government culpability, she argues, but shortcomings in the way in which the original privatisation of the wheat exporting institutions were carried out.

An upper house for Queensland?

posted: 13/02/2007

Author(s): Nicholas Aroney (University of Queensland), Scott Prasser (University of the Sunshine Coast) Category: - Audit paper; Constitution/federalism; Parliament download Nicholas Aroney (University of Queensland) and Scott Prasser (University of the Sunshine Coast) look at the debate surrounding the merits of restoring an upper house to the Queensland parliament. A second chamber could contribute to far greater executive scrutiny in Queensland, but much would depend on how a restored upper house was structured.

Time to tighten the caretaker conventions    (published: 2/2007)

posted: 13/02/2007

Author(s): Paul Malone (Canberra Times) Category: - Audit paper; Incumbency benefits; Public service/statutory bodies download The Canberra Times’ Paul Malone reviews the current caretaker conventions, designed to ensure that a government does not exploit its position once an election is called. The conventions are, however, interpreted very differently between departments, particularly in relation to departmental websites. New guidelines should minimise the scope for conflicting interpretations.

Parliament of Australia: A view to the future    (published: 3/2007)	posted: 2/03/2007
Author(s): David Hawker (Speaker of the House of Representatives) Category: - Audit paper; Accountability; Parliament download The Hon David Hawker, Speaker of the House of Representatives, considers the funding arrangements for the Australian parliament. Drawing on examples from overseas, he suggests changes to parliament’s funding and administration to strengthen its independence.

The funding of New Zealand’s elections: Current problems and prospects for change    (published: 3/2007)

posted: 2/03/2007

Author(s): Andrew Geddis (University of Otago) Category: - Audit paper; Accountability; Electoral download Andrew Geddis (University of Otago), author of Electoral Law in New Zealand; practice and Policy (LexisNexis, Jan 2007), reviews New Zealand’s system of election funding in the light of the 2005 election in a new paper for the Audit. A series of serious breaches of the rules by several parties have been documented, but with little prospect of punishment. Enforcement of the rules is weak, with breaches treated as ‘victimless crimes’. However, such continued breaches risk undermining the legitimacy of the whole electoral process

How Well Does Australian Democracy Serve Women?    (published: 3/2007)

posted: 2/03/2007

Author(s): Sarah Maddison (University of New South Wales), Emma Partridge (University of Technology Sydney) Category: Focussed Audits; Accountability; - Audit paper download Sarah Maddison and Emma Partridge address the question, How well does Australian democracy serve Australian women?. They find that Australia, once a leader in efforts to establish equality between men and women, has slid backwards on gender equality over the past decade, with many of the earlier gains now undone.

Railroading democracy    (published: 3/2007)

posted: 29/03/2007

Author(s): Carmen Lawrence (Federal Member for Fremantle) Category: - Audit paper; Accountability; Incumbency benefits download In the wake of the Brian Burke scandal in WA, Dr Carmen Lawrence, federal MP for Fremantle and former Premier of WA, argues for more stringent rules governing lobbyists’ activities and politicians’ dealings with them. Drawing on international examples, she argues that, at the very least, the transparency of the lobbying process needs to be far greater, yet the WA proposals fall well short of what is required.

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