The Australian government can still map its way out of the integrity wilderness

As the adage goes: where there’s a will, there’s a way. And one group of expert citizens is determined to restore trust in Australian democracy by realising the goal of a national integrity system with teeth. 

The Accountability Round Table (ART) is a non-partisan group committed to liberal, parliamentary democracy. Its members include a number of senior legal professionals including retired judges, practising barristers and some of Australia’s sharpest academic minds who advocate for federal government reforms designed to enhance standards of accountability, transparency and ethical behaviour at all levels.

Speaking to The Mandarin, one of the ART’s board of directors, Professor Charles Sampford, says the group has been advocating for a ‘beyond best practice’ commonwealth integrity commission.