The federal government is attempting to cast “unusual” secrecy over a battle for documents that would shed light on its handling of an investigation into the illegal destruction of critically endangered grasslands by a company part-owned by former energy minister Angus Taylor.
On Monday, the administrative appeals tribunal (AAT) began hearing a case relating to freedom of information requests made three years ago by Guardian reporter Lisa Cox, who is seeking internal departmental documents relating to the poisoning of 28.5 hectares of Monaro grasslands at a property in Corrowong.
