Politicians must consistently act with integrity and accountability.

4 January 2024 by Glenn Barnes

Governance

Yesterday, our Federal Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher, launched a draft code of ethics for government suppliers. Our politicans should adopt this for themselves!

‘‘The Commonwealth expects its suppliers to conduct themselves with high standards of ethics such that they consistently act with integrity and accountability,’’ according to the proposed code.

‘‘Ethics is considered to encompass, at a minimum: honesty, integrity, probity, diligence and fairness. Ethical behaviour also extends to not making improper use of an individual’s position or benefiting from practices which may be dishonest, unethical or unsafe.’’

(Source: Tom Burton AFR)

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IdeaSpies @ 2024.01.04 5:24 PM
Good idea to apply the same rules as these for politicians.
https://www.ideaspies.com/posts/new-ethical-rules-to-bid-for-government-contracts

Glenn Barnes @ 2024.01.05 2:20 AM
It would be refreshing to see one of the two leading parties get serious about ethical behaviour and accountability for politicians. The Teals are pushing the issues, but Labor and the Liberals only pay lip service to the issues. Little wonder the public continues to increase their cynicism and distrust!

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