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23 September 2025
Crossbench won’t reward secrecy in Freedom of Information Bill

Wangaratta-based Indi Independent federal MP Helen Haines and fellow crossbench Independent MPs and Senators will move key amendments to the government’s Freedom of Information Bill, warning the proposed changes will reward secrecy and further erode trust in government.

In the last sitting week, the Albanese government introduced sweeping reforms to the FOI framework which Dr Haines said had li...

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