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The government is determined to keep National Cabinet's work a secret. This should worry us all

  • Written by Cheryl Saunders, Laureate Professor Emeritus, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
National Cabinet press conference

Earlier this month, the Morrison government introduced a bill to parliament that would amend the Freedom of Information Act to allow meetings of the National Cabinet to receive the same exemptions from releasing information to the public as the federal cabinet.

The protection would be considerable. The bill would expand the definition of...

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