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Grattan on Friday: It can be a battle to get information from the Albanese government

Thank goodness for Senate committees. This week, they’ve proved, yet again, to be worth their weight in accountability gold.

The Conversation

Climate report gets Albo all hot and bothered

Anthony Albanese has refused to release even a sanitised version of a report into how the climate crisis will affect national security, and has shunted responsibility for the move to block Qatar Airlines from operating more flights to Australia on to his Transport Minister Catherine King.

Crikey

Too hot to handle: climate crisis report so secret Albanese government won’t even reveal date it was completed

Anthony Albanese continues to reject calls to make even a sanitised version of the assessment public

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‘A world of secrecy’: new calls for greater transparency for religious charities

Basic religious charities control more than $6 billion in assets, and new research points to the need for greater transparency and accountability.

Crikey

Department of Defence staff used ChatGPT thousands of times without authorisation

Greens Senator David Shoebridge said the ‘horse has already bolted’ when it comes to preventing AI services from being exposed to government data.

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Senator responds to report – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

'Hiding behind secrecy': crossbenchers slam Labor over climate risk report

They want an unclassified version of the report.

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Twitter/X defends restoring account that shared child abuse material

At Australian parliamentary hearing, company points to content being shared ‘out of outrage to raise awareness of an issue’

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s home affairs department kept no real-time records of ChatGPT use, raising ‘serious security concerns’

Exclusive: FOI document reveals staff could not recall what they entered into AI chatbot and Greens senator says lack of safety protocols raises questions

The Guardian - AU

Greens push Labor to release declassified climate crisis report ‘full of explosive truths’

Transparency would help MPs ‘weigh up predicted wars, water shortages and supply chain collapses against every new coal and gas approval’

The Guardian - AU

Labor expects duties on wine to be lifted next after China scraps 80% tariff on barley – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

‘Serious missed opportunity’: ABS confirms internet access won’t be in 2026 census

Measuring Australians’ internet access has ‘strong public value’, yet the question won’t be asked in the next census.

Crikey

Defence department ‘stonewalled’ FoI requests on politicians’ use of RAAF VIP jet fleet, says Greens

Morrison government stopped releasing reports on MPs’ use of business jet fleet in 2021, citing unspecified security concerns

The Guardian - AU

Governor general planned to tell Queen about controversial charity awarded $18m grant under Coalition

Documents reveal new details about David Hurley’s support for the Australian Future Leaders Foundation, which won funding under Scott Morrison’s government

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AFP secretly met with Clearview AI months after being told to not use it, emails reveal

Greens Senator David Shoebridge wants to know what legitimate reason the AFP could have to meet with the controversial company.

The Guardian - AU

Rex Patrick to challenge denial of FoI requests based on ministerial portfolio changes

Court to consider rule that keeps large swathes of government documents secret by denying freedom of information requests

Crikey

For defence, if you ignore accountability for long enough, it goes away

A look at the auditor-general’s recent reviews of defence reveals a department incapable of managing not just big projects, but the basics.

AAP

Greens back referring ADF command to criminal court

The Greens will support a referral of the ADF's command to the International Criminal Court, while calling for a broader scope for war crimes investigations.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia may only build three of eight Aukus nuclear-powered submarines locally

Despite widespread reports that all eight submarines would be built in Australia under $368bn deal, up to five SSNs will be US Virginia class

The Conversation

What should the Australian War Memorial do with its heroic portraits of Ben Roberts-Smith?

On Friday, the Federal Court dismissed Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case against The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times.

The Independent UK

Australian decorated hero quits corporate job after Afghanistan war crime revelations

Australia’s most decorated living war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has quit his corporate job after a civil court blamed the national hero for unlawfully killing four Afghans and escalated calls for him to be stripped of his revered Victoria Cross medal

ABC News

Ben Roberts-Smith's memorabilia to remain on display at Australian War Memorial, additional content being considered

The memorial says it will continue to display disgraced war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's uniform and medals for now, but will consider adding context.

The New Daily

Ben Roberts-Smith quits Seven Network management role

Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has quit his job at the Seven Network amid the fallout from Thursday's landmark Federal Court ruling.

ABC News

Dutton says Ben Roberts-Smith ruling a 'tough day for our country', while Taliban claims foreign forces carried out 'uncountable crimes'

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the court ruling against decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith was a "tough day for the country" and believes there has been a "significant culture change" at the Australian Defence Force.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith: calls for uniform to be removed from Australian War Memorial display

Greens say removal would be ‘first step in correcting the official record’ after federal court dismisses defamation case

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