Secretive Albanese government goes backward on transparency

FOI Approvals Drop to Just 36 Percent Under Albanese Government Amid Transparency Concerns

Crossbench senators and MPs have criticised the Albanese government for what they claim are unprecedented levels of secrecy, which they say are worse than those under former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who was found to have appointed himself to five ministries without informing anyone. The MPs, along with the Centre for Public Transparency, were especially critical of Labor due to its promise of a more accountable and transparent government. …

'I think they should be ashamed of this': Helen Haines slams government

Indi MP Helen Haines slates federal secrecy amid FOI decline after report pushes need for transparency. Contrasts situation with hospital documents.

Secretive Albanese government goes backward on transparency

Labor refused freedom of information requests in its first term more often than the Morrison government despite campaigning on a platform of integrity.

'Anti-democratic': Labor makes controversial change to rules in the House

Albanese government aims to increase Speaker's authority to manage unruly MPs, sparking debate on transparency and democracy.

Albanese and Ley to face off for first time as National Party soap opera continues

Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley will square off for the first time in parliament today. And there's drama brewing in the National Party.

Albanese outpaces Morrison in government secrecy, new report finds

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government uses the public interest immunity excuse to deny the release of documents more than Scott Morrison’s government did. Photo: Thomas Lucraft. Anthony Albanese’s Labor Federal Government is worse than the Coalition government led by Scott Morrison when it comes to releasing documents for public scrutiny. That’s the outtake from the Centre for Public Integrity’s new research report which found when …