FOI Act

New FOI bill will ‘reduce trust in government’, lawyers say

The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) made a submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee,...

09 October 2025

By Carlos Tse

Full Federal Court dismisses FOI appeal in ‘win for democracy and open government’

An appeal, brought by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to shield ministerial documents from being sought via freedom of...

27 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

FOI Act needs reform following robodebt disaster

Following the robodebt royal commission, legal academics have called for reforms to Australia’s Freedom of...

02 February 2024

By Lauren Croft

FOI Act ‘loophole’ buried sports rorts material, court hears

The potential for legal action against former attorney-general Christian Porter over a missing document in the sports...

27 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson