Frank and far-reaching: Senate report recommends shake-up of the way freedom of information is handled
A Senate report has found FOI does not function as intended in Australia, and recommends significant changes.
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A Senate report has found FOI does not function as intended in Australia, and recommends significant changes.
There was no better example of Australia's politicised public service than its Home Affairs Secretary, Mike Pezzullo. In most other countries, he would have been the ideal conspirator in a coup.
David McBride's trial in Canberra rekindles a debate that tests the boundaries of military obedience and public interest. By Binoy Kampmark
There was no better example of a politicised public service than Mike Pezzullo, its former Home Affairs Secretary, writes Binoy Kampmark.
With the sacking of Mike Pezzullo, questions now need to be raised as to how far down the rot within Home Affairs crept.