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Watchdog rebukes SNP Government after legal battles over Nicola Sturgeon evidence

THE Scottish Government has been rebuked by a transparency watchdog for fighting a freedom of information request relating to a probe into whether…

The National (Scotland)

Brendan Nelson suggested censoring chapters in Australia’s official history of Timor-Leste operations, Dfat head claimed

Exclusive: Documents released under freedom of information show Nelson, the director of the War Memorial in 2019, subsequently opposed cutting the chapters, and they appeared in the published work

The Guardian - AU

Thousands of pensioners could be owed more than £100,000 in DWP error

A Freedom of Information (FOI) has found that pensioners could be owed more than £100,000 from the DWP.

The National (Scotland)

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Labor urges court to bin obligations so it can keep documents secret in event of ministry changes

Albanese government brings landmark appeal against original ruling on freedom of information that says documents remain official once portfolio changes hands

The Guardian - AU

How to make Australia’s FOI system less secretive

Proactive releasing of information and better resourcing for agencies are among the key recommendations in a new report on Australia’s freedom of information system.

Crikey

Over 200 ad campaigns from oil and gas firms shown on TfL network since Sadiq Khan set out 'zero carbon' goal

The data comes as the UN Secretary-General urges world leaders to ban adverts from fossil fuel companies

Evening Standard

Dozens of Home Office staff under criminal investigation, FoI data shows

Freedom of information request reveals potential offences include immigration crime, drug offences and fraud

The Guardian - UK

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Sweden is joining Nato, but it’s hopelessly unprepared for war

After two centuries of peace, and a fire-sale of public infrastructure, the country has never been so vulnerable

The Guardian - UK

Defra officials buried analysis showing dire financial prospects for hill farmers

Exclusive: FoI request reveals fears many would sell up if they saw assessment of post-Brexit farming payments scheme

The Guardian - UK

Scotland Office ‘doesn’t know’ how many staff work in capital hub

THE Scotland Office has claimed it does not know how many staff it has working in its flagship Edinburgh hub.

The National (Scotland)

Net zero policy for new gas projects abandoned after industry objected

Exclusive: The gas industry was the only stakeholder consulted before policy proposal was ditched by the Northern Territory government, FoI documents show

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s information commissioner denies leadership ‘gaslighted’ former FoI chief

Angelene Falk responds to Leo Hardiman’s extraordinary accusations to a Senate inquiry which he claimed led to his resignation

The Guardian - AU

Minister linked Qatar Airways decision to treatment of Australian women at Doha airport, FoI reveals

Exclusive: federal government coordinated letters to the women and Qatari officials when they formally rejected the request for extra routes

The Guardian - AU

Former senator renews legal fight over FoI delays

Transparency advocate Rex Patrick will renew a fight to cut delays in freedom of information requests, which he claims are intentionally slowed by underfunding.

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The Guardian - AU

Rex Patrick in renewed legal fight over Australia’s ‘broken’ freedom of information system

Former senator appeals federal court ruling that information watchdog’s lengthy delays were not unreasonable as it was bound by funding

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency failing to monitor water firms in England, data suggests

Watchdog is supposed to audit firms yearly to ensure they are not illegally dumping sewage, but 36% of audits since 2010 are missing

The Guardian - AU

Former information commissioner claims in Senate inquiry he was ‘manhandled’ and ‘gaslighted’ by leadership

Leo Hardiman has spoken at length to a Senate inquiry about how his complaints about a massive freedom of information backlog were ignored by OAIC leadershipFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

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‘Attempts to manhandle me’: ex-FOI head’s fraught relationship with info counterpart

Leo Hardiman KC was a hotly anticipated witness appearing before the Senate inquiry into Australia’s broken FOI system.

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The Canberra Times

'Cycles of panic': Former FOI boss blames poor agency culture on Information Commissioner

Leo Hardiman details 'feeling of complete overwhelm' at OAIC.

The Guardian - UK

Home Office considered using overseas workers in case of disease on Bibby Stockholm

Ministers had planned to issue visa waivers to cover staff absences on barge housing asylum seekers

The Guardian - AU

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

Dublin Live

The truth about UFOs is out there - but no one knows who to report it to in Ireland

FOI documents reveal baffled civil servants were unable to assign a sighting made in Kilcock, Co Kildare, as they couldn’t figure out whose remit alien activity is

Irish Mirror

Nearly half of women fail garda fitness test as younger candidates also struggle

Overall, 162 potential recruits of the 520 who applied in 2022 crashed out due to fitness failings – a failure rate of more than 30 per cent

Crikey

How non-government politicians use the FOI system to hold the government accountable

Whether it’s informing public policy debate or calling out broken election promises, FOI is a vital tool.

Crikey

‘Australia is an outlier’: sluggish FOI system sets secrecy as the default

‘I don’t know of any other liberal democracy that places such limitations on the press.’

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