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Sunday, February 16, 2014

External review failings bring 'prompt' access objective into serious question

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Michael West in the Sydney Morning Herald Business Day column on Saturday (Here's an office that's hardly free with information ) ...
Friday, February 14, 2014

How goes Victoria's FOI review experiment

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Victoria charted new Freedom of Information territory in 2012 when it abolished the internal agency review option, allocating the review ...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Australia slips two spots in Press Freedom rankings

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A ustralia ranked 28 of 180 countries in the 2014 Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index, down two places from last year. Wi...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

ACT FOI bill 'best of breed' so far

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The draft ACT Freedom of Information Bill 2013 tabled by The Greens Shane Rattenbury last November for public consultation can lay claim (s...
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Monday, February 10, 2014

Looming stoush in Canberra over accountability to parliament

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The stand off over the government's refusal to provide documents concerning 'on water operations' by the border protection task...
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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Whisteblower law commences, to mostly silence, little applause

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The Gazette of Law and Journalism (subscription) has published my article on the Commonwealth Public Interest Disclosure Act.  The act ca...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

New information commissioner and a new external review tribunal in NSW.

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And with the GIPA act up for statutory review this year, 2014 could be a big one here. Information Commissioner Elizabeth Tydd replaces ...
Monday, January 20, 2014

US 'hand on heart' intentions regarding surveillance leave Australia trailing, again

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President Obama's speech regarding the NSA and associated surveillance reforms hasn't gone as far as many would want. Stilgherrian...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Closed shop war footing for Australia??

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The Prime Minister this morning likened his mission to stopping the boats to a war, and said it should therefore be understandable that hi...
Thursday, January 09, 2014

FOI applicant marooned by comings and goings in Treasurer's Office

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Smoke may still be coming out the ears of those at Phillip Morris Ltd as they reflect on recent experience of close to three years spent pur...
Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Appointing a privacy commissioner low priority for most states

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Privacy is a hot topic just about everywhere with a whole raft of issues bubbling away that go to the adequacy of policy, legislation and ov...
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Thursday, January 02, 2014

Annual cabinet papers released-alas, still plenty of dark secrets

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Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull may have choked for a moment on his breakfast cereal when browsing the list of 1986/87 cabinet pape...
Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Happy happies

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Lots that could be said but I know right across the country you have better things to do than listen, so best wishes and thanks for your int...
Thursday, December 19, 2013

Australian Information Commissioner speaks out

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In a recent speech Australian Information Commissioner Professor John McMillan flagged important developments since the Freedom of Informa...
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Freedom wars: preparations underway

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In Opposition both Prime Minister Abbott and Attorney General Brandis spoke of the freedom wars.   The guns are now being primed. The an...