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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Brown averts showdown on FOI
The UK Government has backed off-for the moment at least- on the move to put MPs expenses and allowances outside the scope of the Freedom of Information Act, after FOI campaigners shifted into top gear, and Opposition support for the initiative evaporated. Meanwhile nothing happened in Australia to change the situation that similar information is not accessible here.
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