Our FOI system is broken — just the way government likes it
The auditor-general can deliver surprises, sometimes even a scandal: political, financial or personal. Political? Think the “sports rorts”…
UTS spent nearly $1.5m on leadership coach before cutting jobs, courses to save money, documents show
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) spent nearly $1.5 million on an executive leadership coach in the lead-up…
Social media influencers used to promote Melbourne Metro Tunnel opening
Online influencers and train lovers are being used to promote the $15-billion Metro Tunnel ahead of its opening…
Infuriated Inverloch community ‘still waiting’ as FOI reveals years of delay in erosion works
Standing outside Inverloch Surf Lifesaving Club, president Glenn Arnold watches with trepidation as a storm comes in. The…
How Australia’s national security chief used AI to write speeches
Australia’s top national security bureaucrat used an AI chatbot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to his colleagues, internal…
NT government exempts US military fuel tanks built unlawfully on Darwin Harbour from certification
The Northern Territory government has exempted 11 massive US military fuel tanks built unlawfully on Darwin Harbour from…
Labor plans Freedom of Information changes to make it harder to access government data
Details of the government’s actions and the advice of public servants could be more easily hidden under a…