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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Christopher Knaus

FOI commissioner complained of being ignored and ‘limited’ staff before resigning, tense emails reveal

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When resigning as FOI commissioner, Leo Hardiman expressed concerns about the lack of power he held to bring about change. Photograph: timstarkey/Getty Images

In the weeks before his shock resignation, Australia’s freedom of information commissioner complained about being routinely ignored within his own agency and of the pointless diversion of his “very limited” staff, internal records show.

Leo Hardiman, a king’s counsel and former deputy chief general counsel at the Australian government solicitor, resigned as FOI commissioner in March, less than 12 months into a five-year appointment.

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