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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Miriam Webber

'Cycles of panic': Former FOI boss blames poor agency culture on Information Commissioner

Mr Hardiman resigned from the OAIC in March citing limitations to reform the backlogged system. Picture by Lannon Harley

Former Freedom of Information boss Leo Hardiman has blasted poor culture at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, and claimed this was "entirely a product" of the leadership of Information Commissioner Angelene Falk.

Mr Hardiman, who was Australia's first FOI boss in seven years, quit the position in March, citing a lack of power to reform the backlogged system he was hired to fix.

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