Integrity

Strengthen our Democracy, Integrity and Government Accountability

Zali has been a leading advocate for integrity reforms in politics. Australians deserve a transparent, accountable government.

Zali’s Record

  • National Anti-Corruption Commission to crack down on corrupt conduct by public officials and politicians
  • Merits-based Administrative Appeals Tribunal meaning that judicial decisions will be made by people who are qualified for the job
  • Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission to better hold politicians to account for wrongdoing
  • Truth in political advertising to protect voters from lies in election campaigns
  • Raised concerns about the fast-tracking of legislation without scrutiny highlighting the need for transparent, accountable governance, including in digital surveillance and law enforcement.

Zali’s Commitment to You

  • Ethical Political Advertising Code: Enhance our democracy by implementing stronger voter protections to stamp out misinformation in our elections and ban misleading political advertising.
  • Bolstering Anti-Corruption Framework: Strengthen the National Anti-Corruption Commission by reducing the threshold for corrupt conduct and introducing public hearings.
  • Strengthening Whistleblower Protections: Protecting people who speak up through a Whistleblower Protection Authority.
  • Transparent Spending of Public Money: Ensure public money serves public interests by setting key performance indicators with oversight and transparent, ongoing reporting of spending for projects over a set threshold.
  • Independent Media: Fund a strong ABC and support independent media

Parliamentary Action

  • Electoral Reform Bill – Zali raised significant concerns about the Electoral Reform Bill (Watch here)
  • Whistleblowers - Zali continues to highlight concerns relating to whistleblower protections. (Watch here)
  • Truth in political advertising - Proposed Voter Protections in Political Advertising Bill (Nov 2023) to address truth in political advertising (Watch Here)
  • Transparency in grants – Zali calls for greater transparency in sporting grants (Watch here)
  • Parliamentary Integrity – Zali calls to improve integrity of question time in Parliament (Sept 2023) (Watch here)

Media Coverage