Yes, freedom of information laws need updating, but not like the government is proposing
- Written by Maria O'Sullivan, Associate Professor of Law, Member of Deakin Cyber and the Centre for Law as Protection, Deakin University, Deakin University
The issue of open government and Freedom of Information (FOI) is again in the news, after the federal government proposed major reforms to the system.
FOI laws allow people to access government documents (subject to exceptions) and are routinely used by journalists, academics and the general public.
The reforms, which are going to a parliamentary...
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