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100	1		_aCharles, Stephen, _eauthor. _9122783
245	1	0	_aKeeping them honest : _bthe case for a genuine national integrity commission and other vital democratic reforms / _cStephen Charles and Catherine Williams.
264		1	_aBrunswick, Victoria : _bScribe Publications, _c2022.
264		4	_c©2022.
300			_axiii, 258 pages ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aA revealing and compelling case by Australia's foremost integrity advocate for a strong national body to expose political corruption, uphold accountability, and restore trust and why the country needs it now. Over the last few years, instances of the federal government spending taxpayers' money to gain improper political advantage in elections have continued, with many hundreds of millions of dollars being spent in the Community Sport Infrastructure Program ("sports rorts") & the Urban Congestion Fund ("car parks rorts"). As Stephen Charles writes, these electorally targeted pork-barrelling exercises are better understood as political corruption, which can take many forms but essentially involve dishonest conduct that undermines trust in our democratic political system. Keeping Them Honest points to the crucial absence of a federal integrity commission. Victoria has its own Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC), and NSW has its Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), but there is no comparable body at the national level that exposes corruption in government and public administration, and that holds wrongdoers to account. While in 2020 the federal government announced legislation for a Commonwealth Integrity Commission, Stephen Charles argues that its insipid terms would protect, rather than expose ethical breaches by federal politicians.
650		0	_aPolitical corruption _zAustralia. _9122784
650		0	_aGovernment accountability _zAustralia. _9122785
650		0	_aGovernmental investigations _zAustralia. _9122786
651		0	_aAustralia _xPolitics and government _y21st century. _98373
700	1		_aWilliams, Catherine, _eauthor. _9120870
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