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Hate speech laws after Bondi attack were rushed: report

Laws to strengthen Australia's security in the wake of the Bondi shootings were rushed, according to a new report from the Centre for Public Integrity.

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Palmer fights election caps despite failed $50m spend

Changes to how much money political parties can spend on elections and how much people can donate to candidates will be challenged in Australia's highest court.

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PM caught in backlash as transparency pleas grow

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces calls to bolster transparency as Labor starts the new year ramming through complex legislation with reduced oversight.

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Secret report on cronyism comes back to bite Labor

The key finding of a major investigation into "jobs for the boys" across federal politics can be revealed after being kept secret for more than two years.

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Albanese government gets F on its integrity report card

More secrecy, a failure to curb the influence of lobbyists and diminishing accountability have scuppered the Albanese government's transparency record.

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Freedom of information overhaul plan winning no friends

A proposed overhaul of Australia's freedom of information system has failed to win crucial support, with the government urged to go back to the drawing board.

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Gambling lobby’s sponsorship of Australian parliament’s sports club condemned by crossbench MPs

Exclusive: Kate Chaney calls on PM to remove Responsible Wagering Australia’s membership, which allows sponsors to access ‘key opinion leaders’

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Victoria’s ‘dump day’ is finally headed for the scrap heap. Will it be a win for democracy?

Controversial practice that allows governments to escape scrutiny looks set to end as Greens’ amendment passes upper house

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Lobbyist breaches go unsanctioned as critics call for Australia’s rules to be strengthened

Federal government says more than a dozen breaches were administrative but lack of penalties prompts calls for ‘a big stick to sanction lobbyists’

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Labor secrecy 'worse than under five-ministry Morrison'

A failure to release federal government documents despite Labor's pledge to be more transparent has been slammed, fuelling questions about what's being hidden.

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Victorian ministers to be forced to make diaries public and reveal meetings with lobbyists

Premier Jacinta Allan announces new ministerial code of conduct, which includes ban on employing family members as staff

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Consulting firm EY worked for gas giant Santos while advising NSW on gas policy

Exclusive: Consulting firm did not disclose Santos work before being paid to assist the government’s ‘future of gas statement’ that paved way for Narrabri gas development

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PwC-backed mental health platform was scrapped after $33m government trial launched without open tender

Experts call for transparency over grant awarded to Innowell, whose platform is no longer used by the federal health department

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'I was fined for parking at a Tesco even though the ticket machine was out of order'

Catherine Williams said the incident happened when she visited the supermarket chain's Marina store in Swansea on June 12, despite her checking the ticket machine a number of times

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'I was fined for parking at a Swansea Tesco even though the ticket machine was out of order'

A number plate recognition camera system is in place at the store tracking how long shoppers are parked in the car park, but tickets were still dished out at a time the machine was out of order, according to a customer

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