Australian inquiry finds Morrison’s secret ministries corroded trust
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will introduce rules to increase transparency in ministerial appointments after an inquiry into secret ministerial appointments by then Prime Minister Scott Morrison found they corroded public trust in government. Morrison, who lost power in a general election in May, secretly accumulated five ministerial roles during the coronavirus pandemic: health, finance, treasury, resources […]
Britain’s trust in charities drops after Oxfam scandal
Thomson Reuters Foundation Public trust in charities in Britain has declined since the sex scandal centring on aid agency Oxfam broke in February, a study has found. Just 54 per cent of respondents to a survey carried out by research consultancy nfpSynergy last month said they had “a great deal” or “quite a lot of” confidence in […]
ESSAY: THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF PRINCESS DIANA’S DEATH
Twenty years after the death of Princess Diana in Paris, MAL FLETCHER looks at the impact her passing has had on Britain…