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December 03, 2025

‘Addiction to secrecy’: opposition and crossbench slam Labor’s ‘undemocratic’ changes to FoI – including charging fees

The proposed changes, which the government claims are needed to combat AI-generated requests, would also reduce what documents can be releasedGet our

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October 25, 2025

Liberals accuse Labor of secrecy for withholding PM’s letters to ministers – despite Coalition doing the same

Opposition senator’s FoI request rejected by Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on national security and cabinet solidarity groundsGet our

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October 16, 2025

Australia news live: Ley challenges Albanese over Trump meeting; storm warning for Sydney

The Liberal leader says the prime minister must extract ‘concrete’ results on Aukus and trade. Follow today’s news liveGet our

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October 13, 2025

Sussan Ley praised for ‘standing up for democracy’ as Labor’s freedom of information crackdown looks set to fail

Government’s FoI changes unlikely to pass Senate as Coalition, Greens and key crossbenchers voice outrage

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September 28, 2025

Labor’s proposed FoI clampdown ‘ripe’ for high court challenge, legal expert says

Move to further restrict access to documents prepared for government ministers may go against the right to political free speechGet our

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September 20, 2025

Revealed: how Albanese tried and failed (so far) to get a meeting with Trump

Exclusive: Documents show how fraught the effort was to line up a one-on-one between the Australian and US leaders in June, with the PM again hoping...

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September 02, 2025

Labor facing backlash over plans to curb access to government information

Changes announced by Michelle Rowland include new charges for FoI requests as well as tougher rules related to cabinet confidentiality

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August 08, 2025

UK Foreign Office fails to release 2024 assessment of risk of genocide in Gaza

Report said to have found no serious risk last June, and government refuses to say if new assessment made since

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