Archive of posts in the 'Freedom of Information' category
Legal organisations, freedom of information (FOI) experts and media groups are urging Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to publicly clarify the Government’s...
Australia’s Freedom of Information (FOI) system is failing – with people who make FOI requests facing long delays and heavily...
PIAC made a submission to a Senate Committee inquiry into the operation of Commonwealth Freedom of Information (FOI) laws. Responsive...
Australia has suspended again the transfer of suspected insurgents to some Afghan prisons in Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan, following allegations of...
The Federal Government should make it simpler to use Freedom of Information laws, but “disproportionate use” should be “curbed”, a...
Despite repeated denials by the Department of Defence, new evidence is emerging that points to Australia’s involvement in the illegal...
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) recently conducted an inquiry, using FOI laws, to determine how the ADF treats prisoners...
In 2011, the Australian Greens Leader, Senator Bob Brown, joined the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) in calling for a...
Activist law group, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is calling for an inquiry to assess what the Australian Defence...
The Defence Department has admitted how badly it handled the issue of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq after the abuse...