http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Das-Amtsgeheimnis-hat-ausgedient-Hamb... Translated: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.heise.de/news... What earn the heads of public enterprises, which include the contracts of public authorities with private companies, which is in report? Hamburg answered the first state to all these questions with original documents in a transparency portal. Hamburg opens the first federal state in Germany his filing cabinets. Since Wednesday, everyone can under transparenz.hamburg.de/ the internet read what about the heads of public enterprises earn or what is included in the contracts with the city companies. Even government reports, geological and environmental data and building permits are to be found there. The Internet portal is the result of the nationwide widest Transparency Law , which requires the administration of 6 October, to inform citizens spontaneously by itself. The law is based on the popular initiative " transparency creates trust "from the club More democracy, Transparency International and the Chaos Computer Club. .. I wish I could replace "Hamburg" with "Melbourne" in this text.. Regards Peter