Great news Andrew Leigh! It's been years since this first became an #opengovernment commitment. Keen to contribute to make Australia a leader in transparency and making a great public, freely accessible public register. Transparency International Australia Open Ownership

Excellent article by @ajbrownAus about why our laws need to change to protect whistleblowers and make sure the National Anti-corruption Commission can do its job. Our graphic below from the report shows how Aust compares. #auspol

Systems with integrity need whistleblowers. We need to provide them with protection and remedies - not further harm. Australia's Federal Roadmap from Transparency International Australia @ajbrownAus Human Rights Law Centre explains how. Proud to be part of designing this report and contributing graphics.

Interested in empowering communities? Want to progress transparency and good governance in Australia? You can apply to join the #OGP forum where civil society and government coordinate, create and implement new open government commitments. Deadline 20 Dec. ag.gov.au/rights-and-pro…

Very important article and data for debates about environmental impacts of new projects. Data viz pretty shoddy - missing labels for wind and solar. You can do better The Sydney Morning Herald One in five developments threatening koala habitat are renewable energy projects smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Great to see the Open Gov Partnership Data Dashboard live! It was a pleasure to work with the OGP team on research and early design phase of the dashboard. Thanks to all the research participants. Looking forward to diving into the #opendata and seeing how it progresses!

Really important piece of work for us at OO that will shape our guidance to governments on privacy and access to BO registers. Short turnaround for EoIs by 16th Mar (funder d/l) so please share widely!

Well done #Canada for introducing legislation to create a free open publicly accessible beneficial ownership register. Australian Treasury Jim Chalmers MP Great inspiration for Australia's efforts. Looking forward to more consultation about the design for Australia's register. #Auspol2023

Open Government in Australia is getting a refresh and reboot! Interested in hearing more - you can tune into a zoom live stream tomorrow 6pm. Passcode: 587009. #Auspol2023 us02web.zoom.us/j/87299589774?…

Join OGP as it launches its 5-year strategy to make the Partnership even more responsive to the community of #opengov reformers & to better tackle the democratic challenges we face today. Register for an insightful conversation with #opengov reformers ⬇️ bit.ly/future-of-open…

Registration for #OGPEstonia is open! Join us on Sept. 6-7 in Tallinn, where reformers will discuss how digital governance & #opengov values of transparency, accountability & participation can renew democracy & fight back against autocratic threat. ogpsummit.org

Why do we need to know who owns and controls companies? It's important for good governance and due diligence. Great to hear the progress Open Ownership are making from Louise Russell-Prywata Open Gov Partnership . #Auspol2023 Let's make Australia's beneficial ownership register great. ✨

A very sobering read about workers rights abuses in developing tech and AI. Ken Chenault says this is not just a 'technology issue', public and private sector need to collaborate on guides. Everyone will need to be literate in AI. If Tech doesn't value workers now, what's next?

Beneficial ownership registers that are public, open, and free have multiple social benefits. What's in it for business? Open Ownership covers this is a US case study. #auspol

"A cake of tax refunds and an icing of government grants". How PwC consulting paid no tax on $1.2b income last year #auspol michaelwest.com.au/robodebt-and-r…

Join us for our #OGPSummit Making Open Government Design and Storytelling Workshop Friday 8 Sept 1pm - 5pm. Won’t be there? You can still participate! Submit a creative advocacy project you’d like to share for our pop up and online gallery. Register tinyurl.com/54j86x2r

Look forward to being on the panel for this session at #OGPEstonia on the role of design in making information and knowledge accessible. 💫

Interested in knowing more about mining, oil and gas projects and their impacts? We'd love to hear what you want to know and/or have tried to find. The PWYP Australia survey is below. 👇

Excited to be running a storytelling and design workshop in Helsinski Monday 16 Oct with Open Knowledge Foundation (@[email protected]) in Finland and Estonia. Tickets are free: pretix.eu/okfi/public-de… Open Gov Partnership #opengov #contentstrategy #ContentDesign #opendata #openprocess

Interested in how Aust governments plan to meet their net zero targets? We are. There are currently 380 ASX listed company fossil fuel projects in the pipeline. To find out more - read the PWYP Australia Fossil Fuel Footprint Report 'Out of the Shadows'. #Auspol2023