Our Secret Monarchy
It’s been a busy few years for the British monarchy. In 2011 they had a…More
Tagged: freedom of information
FOI Review A Blow To Transparency
Last week, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon announced that a review of the FOI Act was to…More
2SER Blocks Information On Cuts
Sydney community radio station 2SER has been mired in controversy after Mark Robinson, the talks…More
FOI Airs More Than Slipper's Laundry
In May this year the Australian Information Commissioner quietly tweaked their Freedom of Information guidelines.…More
What We Really Knew About East Timor
In April 2007 I applied to the National Archives of Australia for access to records…More
You Call This Reform?
One of the things that went largely unnoticed last week, drowned out by the screams…More
Whose Job Is It To Expose Corruption?
Let me start with a pre-emptive admission: the media, I hereby confess, are deeply superficial.…More
Conservative Correctness
Thanks to Sharyn Raggett. Remember ‘political correctness’? In 1996, the Howard Government came to power…More
Pulling the Plug on FOI
Federal FOI has been in a vegetative state since its inception in 1982 and on…More