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Dominic Giannini

Holes poked in government reasons for narrowing FoI

Public integrity advocates have chased up FoI arguments put forward by the PM and attorney-general. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

The Albanese government's main arguments for reforming freedom of information have been debunked by a transparency organisation.

The prime minister claimed the royal commission into the robodebt scheme, which illegally indebted welfare recipients and resulted in a historic class-action payout by the Commonwealth, did not recommend changes to cabinet secrecy.

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