Secrecy
- Opinion
- National
Time to end the lobbying protection racket
The number of lobbyists seeking to influence the federal government has soared, yet they’re bound by secrecy that stifles honest business.
- Parnell Palme McGuinness
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‘Overpaid political hacks’: Public trust lost over jobs for mates
The recommendations of a long-awaited review into political appointments have been set aside by the federal government.
- Brittany Busch and Nick Newling
- Editorial
- Federal
Growing culture of secrecy will hurt the Albanese government
The federal government faces serious integrity challenges and must recalibrate its growing penchant for non-transparency.
- The Herald's View
- Exclusive
- Federal
Albanese as bad as Morrison on integrity: Teal MPs and new report card slam Labor
In a report card on Labor’s transparency record, the Centre for Public Integrity claims it has failed in six of seven fields.
- Paul Sakkal
- Opinion
- Opinion
New leader, same old secrecy. Didn’t Albanese promise to shine a light?
Yes, Albanese has no secret ministries. But the facts show that Labor is presiding over flawed decisions to hide too much from citizens.
- David Crowe
- Opinion
- Opinion
It can be a battle to get information from the Albanese government
Like most governments, this one arrived in office promising more accountability and transparency. Also like others, in practice it has a penchant for control and secrecy.
- Michelle Grattan
- Opinion
- Opinion
Cabinet secrecy denies Sydney’s lockdown suburbs the truth
This is a suppression of human rights, yet other states are not hiding behind the cabinet-in-confidence decisions.
- Andy Marks
- Opinion
- Queen Elizabeth
God save our history: it’s time King Charles called off royal censors
The royals refuse access to their archives, often on the slim pretext that the details are ‘personal’. I was repeatedly denied access while researching my Queen Victoria biography.
- Julia Baird
- Opinion
- Pacific diplomacy
With truth on trial, the Attorney-General’s High Court bid for secrecy is dangerous
The government’s attempts at secrecy are reaching unprecedented and absurd heights in this whistleblower case.
- Kieran Pender
Senators tell AAT it can’t keep secret the names of its slow workers
The Administrative Appeal Tribunal has refused to answer Senate questions about which of its members have only finalised a handful of cases in a year.
- Katina Curtis