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Legal experts blast ‘bizarre legislation’ proposed to shield national cabinet from FoI requests
Senator Rex Patrick says prime minister is ‘addicted to secrecy’ and proposal is disrespectful of responsible government in Australia
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Scott Morrison’s department has come under fire for continuing to try to keep deliberations of national cabinet secret, as legal experts blast a proposed law as an affront to democracy.
The Senate’s finance and public administration committee is examining legislation that would shield the national cabinet – made up of the prime minister and state and territory leaders and formed in response to the pandemic – from freedom of information requests, by making it subject to the same disclosure provisions as federal cabinet.
Read the original article at The Guardian