A Senate report has found FOI does not function as intended in Australia, and recommends significant changes.

(The article isn’t that long, but its content is hard to summarize without significant information loss.)

  • WaterWaiverEnglish
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    1 year ago

    From what I understand:

    • Transparency in government is good
    • Opacity and secret contracts are bad

    Are there any counterexamples whatsoever?

    • Gorgritch_Umie_Killa
      2·
      1 year ago

      Actual national security concerns. A WW2 example, if you knew where the enemies communications station was on their ship it made for a good target. If FOI in peacetime releases this information for some article, thats the enemies job half done.

      Also, Commercial in confidence is a real thing, its called Privity of Contract. It means parties to a contract have a right to privacy in their dealings. Whether this is right or wrong, it has a long and strong legal standing.