UN torture prevention panel terminates visit to Australia
Sydney, AustraliaReuters A UN torture prevention panel terminated its suspended visit to Australia, saying it continued to face obstacles in getting access to some detention centres in the country. The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture on Monday said it had requested several assurances in order to resume its visit but some guarantees were not […]
Essay: Australia’s national anti-corruption agency arrives. Will it stand the test of time?
AJ BROWN, professor of public policy and law at Griffith University’s Centre for Governance & Public Policy, looks at how the new National Anti-Corruption Commission measures up to expectations, including international standards…