Today is International Access to Information Day.

A day that celebrates and promotes the importance of community access to information held by government.

In Australia, this access has been diminishing. This thread will outline how.



#AccessToInfoDay
The recent issue of anonymous donations highlights a growing disdain for telling the community who influences politicians and how

theguardian.com/australia-news…
Further to the above our Chair Anthony Whealy QC says:

“The purpose of the requirement is transparency: to ensure there is not a conflict of interest or the possibility of a perception of a conflict,” he said.

theguardian.com/australia-news…
Board Director Geoffrey Watson was on radio this week decrying the unanimous (Libs, Labor, Greens and Indp) gutting of the SA ICAC.

A body that acts on behalf of the electorate to interrogate Politicians and bureaucrats and their decision making.

abc.net.au/radio/programs…
Ex politicians in Australia can take lobbying jobs the day after they retire. Are they hired for their skills or their phone book?

afr.com/politics/feder…
Head of PMC Phil Gaetjens this week failed to appear before parliament to answer questions about a push to keep details of national cabinet accessible to the public.

canberratimes.com.au/story/7445977/…
The above examples are just from this past week.

Transparency is clearly no longer a priority in #auspol.

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