The Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Bill 2024 aims to reform the way allegations of bullying and harassment against Members of the Victorian Parliament are handled. This Bill Brief outlines the context that led to the changes proposed by the Bill and provides an overview of key sections of the Bill. It also outlines some...

Australians don’t always talk a lot about the ideals of democracy, but democracy is deeply embedded in Australian ways of life. This report invites Australians to reflect on our ​democracy – to recognise and celebrate its strengths, to acknowledge its vulnerabilities, and to join with common purpose and democratic spirit in our continuing traditions of...

This report provides a comprehensive perspective of what drives trust in public institutions in 2023 by asking people in 30 OECD countries about their experience with, and expectations of public institutions at all levels of government.

This paper outlines legislative proposals that have not yet been prominent among those advanced by the Australian Government. Its purpose is to help promote discussion about the ways in which the efficiency, effectiveness and capability of the Australian Public Service (APS) and its integrity can be improved, and the standing of the APS as a...

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has tabled this report into probity and ethics in the Australian public sector, finding the sector too often fails to comply with both the intent and the requirements of legal and regulatory frameworks.