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Frequent FOI breaches revealed in transparency fail

Integrity advocates want the Albanese government to pick its stalled freedom of information reform back up after a study highlighted disclosure concerns.

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David McBride leaves prison on parole after being jailed for leaking Afghanistan war documents

Attorney general grants former army lawyer’s release after 27 months in jail

The Guardian - AU

Cut-price smart glasses trigger privacy investigation

Australia's privacy watchdog has been asked to examine issues with smart glasses as access to the technology grows and a cut-price version sells out in stores.

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Icac hears of friendship breakdown between Reformers members – as it happened

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Sweeping changes made to working-with-children checks

The nation's attorneys-general have tackled priority areas for keeping children safe following a string of abuses in childcare settings.

AAP

Grattan on Friday: A reluctant Albanese is under pressure over telehealth for VAD

At last week’s Labor conference, which was totally under the prime minister’s thumb, only one issue was contested on the floor: support for the use of telehealth in voluntary assisted dying care.

The Conversation

Anger at Labor as Rex Patrick faces potential six-figure legal fee if he loses Aukus documents battle

Australian government insists legal costs should be paid by former senator as FoI fight escalates

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Labor women outnumber men in the caucus. Why are they overlooked as Albanese’s potential successor?

Kate Ellis now heads an all-female executive as women hold a majority in the party room for the first time. But when talk turns to leadership, women barely rate

The Guardian - AU

Labor national conference backs use of telehealth in voluntary assisted dying care

Labor’s national conference has written into the party platform support for telehealth as part of voluntary assisted dying care.

The Conversation

Anti-racism measures bolstered after One Nation rise

Labor members have committed to implementing national anti-racism plans, while speaking out against the threat One Nation poses to multicultural communities.

AAP

New anti-slavery laws raise 'red tape' concerns

Business groups are worried new measures proposed to push large companies to keep slavery out of their supply chains wont work and will add red tape.

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Our leaders are gutless prisoners of entrenched corruption

Is it any wonder voters are angrily switching to One Nation?

The Canberra Times

MPs blast potential legal bill for FOI request

Former senator Rex Patrick faces the prospect of paying the government's legal bills for requesting information around AUKUS waste dump sites.

AAP

Lambie, Hanson and Pocock form unlikely alliance to protect transparency campaigner Rex Patrick

Exclusive: Patrick is using freedom of information rules to seek where nuclear waste from Aukus submarines will be kept

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Jonno Duniam calls Pauline Hanson’s push for monoculture ‘bizarre’ – as it happened

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Labor considers landmark human rights law ... again

Australia is the only advanced democracy without a human rights act or bill of rights - but Anthony Albanese's government isn't in a hurry to change that.

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Secrecy laws face tough pathway through Senate

The government is attempting to repeal more than 300 secrecy offences to re-balance the tension between security and the public's right to know.

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3-Min Explainer: Why Is The Government Suing 3M For $2 Billion Over ‘Forever Chemicals’?

It's the largest case ever brought against a corporation by the Australian Government. Experts say it's "long overdue".

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Labor promised to do something serious about corruption. Now they’ve got a second chance

The Nacc head’s appearance before a Senate inquiry illustrated why public confidence in the agency is in the toilet – and what now needs to be done

AAP

Corruption watchdog resignation chance for a 'reset'

The attorney-general has flagged changes could be on the cards for the National Anti-Corruption Commission after the early departure of its chief.

AAP

Counter-terror records hidden from anti-Semitism probe

Federal cabinet documents on funding for the nation's counter-terrorism agency will not be used in the royal commission on anti-Semitism.

AAP

Australia launches record $1.4B lawsuit against 3M over 'forever chemicals' at defense bases

Australia is suing the U.S. company 3M for over $1.4 billion due to contamination from "forever chemicals" in firefighting foam at defense bases

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Australia sues 3M for record sum; multiple states at risk of flooding; and Patagonia’s drag queen lawsuit

Federal government seeks more than $2bn in damages from multinational manufacturer in its largest legal claim ever

The Guardian - AU

Australia sues 3M for record $2bn sum over Pfas ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam

Federal government seeks damages from multinational manufacturer over contamination at defence sites in its largest legal claim ever

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Manufacturer gears up for $2b 'forever chemicals' fight

Australia is seeking billions in damages from a leading manufacturer, claiming it concealed information over the risks of PFAS-containing firefighting foam.

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