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Holes poked in government reasons for narrowing FoI

Justifications made by Australia's top legal officer for the need to tighten freedom of information laws have failed a fact-check by public integrity advocates.

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Opposition wants ‘balanced outcome’ on environment protection reforms – as it happened

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Creatives celebrate copyright protection from AI mining

Labor's decision to rule out a controversial change to copyright laws that would allow AI models to scrape creative work for free has been widely supported.

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Fate of ex-top gun up in air, three years after arrest

A picture of a father with his kids before school drop-off has become a treasured image three years on as he anxiously awaits a court's decision on his fate.

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Controversial FoI changes sparked after staff complained getting emails every 5 minutes may ‘jam something’

Attorney general says online regulator received nearly 600 freedom of information requests in a short period of time from an ‘automated generator’ and ‘this is why the system is broken’

The Guardian - AU

Ex-marine Daniel Duggan appeals extradition to US over claims of training Chinese pilots

Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan has appealed his extradition from Australia to the United States

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Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Dinner occurred on the same day that four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry

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Grattan on Friday: Will the Liberals hold firm in the fight over freedom to find information?

A little under a year ago, Michelle Rowland, who was then communications minister, had to make a humiliating retreat.

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Board to take politics out of federal parole decisions

Parole for offenders convicted of federal crimes would be decided by an independent body in a government move as more child abusers and terrorists seek freedom.

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Nation's military forces to be listed as a terror group

Iran's Revolutionary Guard will be formally listed as a terror organisation, after the group allegedly organised attacks on Jewish sites in Australia.

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Bots and bad actors cited in push for disclosure reform

A claim foreign agents and AI bots are abusing disclosure laws to access federal government information hasn't been backed up by top officials.

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Labor’s proposed FoI clampdown ‘ripe’ for high court challenge, legal expert says

Move to further restrict access to documents prepared for government ministers may go against the right to political free speech

The Guardian - AU

Clive Palmer banks on Swiss strategy after court throws out $305bn mine compensation claim

Queensland mining magnate had been ordered to pay $13m after tribunal dismissed claim of being a ‘foreign investor’

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Clive takes legal stoush with government to Switzerland

Clive Palmer plans to fight an international tribunal's ruling he pay more than $13 million to the Commonwealth after it dismissed his "foreign investor" claim.

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Court says Clive not a foreign investor and must pay up

Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer has been ordered to pay more than $13 million after an international tribunal dismissed claims he was a foreign investor.

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Analysis recommends no price on freedom of information

Arguments for putting a charge on freedom of information applications to deter vexatious requests has been refuted by an independent analysis.

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Lehrmann's claim after anti-corruption raid on home

Disgraced ex-political staffer Bruce Lehrmann is representing himself in a legal fight against the national anti-corruption watchdog after a raid on his house.

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Australia agrees record payout for victims of illegal Robodebt scheme

Hundreds of thousands of Australians wrongly accused of owing welfare debts to share $475m compensation

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Government settles Robodebt class action appeal for $475 million in compensation

The federal government has reached a $475 million compensation settlement in an appeal case from the Robodebt class action.

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Yes, freedom of information laws need updating, but not like the government is proposing

The issue of open government and Freedom of Information (FOI) is again in the news, after the federal government proposed major reforms to the system.

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Controversial freedom of information fee laws may fail

A proposal to charge fees for freedom of information requests is expected to be blocked in federal parliament amid concerns over secrecy and accessibility.

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Ombudsman 'a promising step' to protect whistleblowers

A proposed whistleblower ombudsman could provide more support for those who expose corruption, but human rights advocates want reforms to go further.

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Transparency tax: freedom of information fee pilloried

A proposal to impose a fee on Australians seeking access to Commonwealth documents has landed like a lead balloon as it's criticised for blocking transparency.

The Guardian - AU

Australia could be a ‘dumping ground’ for goods made for us with forced labour, anti-slavery tsar warns

Exclusive: Chris Evans says ‘blind spots’ in modern slavery laws means few prosecutions occur and some companies are ‘taking the mickey’ in their approach to reporting

The Guardian - AU

Here is what needs to be done to address Australia’s childcare abuse crisis - and politicians can’t say they didn’t know

Review after review has made recommendations to government that have never been implemented. It’s time to take childcare safety out of the too-hard basket and commit to real reform

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