Our democracy is in crisis. Crucial reforms to improve transparency, reduce undue influence and improve the quality of public debate are well overdue. We must address these integrity issues to restore public trust in the democratic process.
Political integrity
Here’s your chance to learn exactly where the parties and candidates in the 2025 Federal Election stand on key democracy and integrity issues.
The last-minute electoral reform deal with the Coalition risks unfairly benefiting the major parties and doesn’t go far enough to get big money out of politics, says Transparency International Australia.
With only two weeks of parliament remaining, the government must negotiate much-needed transparency reforms to Australia’s political financing laws, anti-corruption NGO Transparency International (TI) Australia has urged.
This submission has been signed by 18 civil society organisations with the common goal of reducing big industries’ influence over Australian politics – including industries like gambling, fossil fuels, weapons and tobacco – and increasing the accountability of our elected representatives.
The news that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison was sworn in as minister to several portfolios is extraordinary and raises serious red flags for our democracy.
7 June 2022. Join our webinar to discuss what the election results mean and how we can pursue integrity reform in this new Parliament.
TIA has written to candidates running in the 2022 federal election campaign demanding action on public integrity reform.
A fall in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index has a corresponding impact on a country’s economic performance.
We call on all parties and candidates in the 2022 federal election to commit to making public integrity reforms a reality. Are you with us?