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Politics
Kat Wong

Controversial freedom of information fee laws may fail

The government has introduced laws to parliament to impose fees for freedom of information requests. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A contentious push to impose fees on information-seeking Australians appears doomed to fail as the legislation prepares to run the parliamentary gauntlet.

The federal government on Wednesday introduced laws in the House of Representatives to impose fees for freedom of information requests, which allow members of the public to request access to certain departmental and ministerial documents.

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