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Thursday, September 29, 2022

Perfect record-no improper playing around with Federal government records!!

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Well believe that and I've got a nice harbour bridge to sell you ! What can be said is no one who has done so has been caught and smacke...
Wednesday, July 27, 2022

End of road for attempt at special FOI protection for "National Cabinet"

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 Schedule 3 of the previous government's COAG Legislation Amendment Bill is for the dustbin, as Attorney General Dreyfus made clear on ...

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

The COAG Legislation Amendment Bill likened to the Dog is a Cat Act

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I was one of the witnesses at yesterday's Senate Committee hearing on the government's wrong headed, bizarre attempt to legislate t...
Tuesday, August 10, 2021

The Tribunal gives Government a drubbing: "National Cabinet is no cabinet committee "

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The decision in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal by Justice White rejecting arguments that documents concerning the operation of the ...
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Thursday, May 13, 2021

Diary of a despondent: an FOI journey to nowhere (so far)

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Almost a year ago the Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator Payne drew attention in speeches to two matters of significance in Australia'...
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Monday, April 19, 2021

Neither open nor ambitious when it comes to Australia's open government plans

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Having spent time and energy, commencing in 2011when the initiative was first announced, in encouraging, advocating and participating in Au...
Friday, February 05, 2021

Senator Patrick chalks up important FOI win

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He''s a vigilant determined defender of the spirit and intent of freedom of information. May the wind be at his back! In the Senate ...
Monday, December 07, 2020

Reveal: Politicians easily dodge accountability for their mistakes-because they can!

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Damian Shaw/AAP Chris Aulich , University of Canberra In recent days, the issue of government a...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Cabinet secrecy for the National Cabinet-maybe, maybe not

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Seven months after its formation, the National Cabinet has made its way into the just published new edition of the Cabinet Handbook. (Pages...