Below is Crikey’s submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee’s inquiry into the operation of Commonwealth freedom of information (FOI) laws. This submission was made alongside our REDACTED series. Read the introduction and find the full series here.
As a small independent media outlet long concerned with government transparency and accountability, Crikey welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the committee’s inquiry into the operation of Commonwealth freedom of information (FOI) laws.
Australia’s FOI laws allow newsrooms to inform readers of matters in the public interest, as well as members of the public to access information outside the parameters of newsgathering should they choose to do so.
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