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Government grants: 'park barrelling' or pledge-keeping?

The government is quietly furious at attacks on its closed-shop $560m grant round, believing it has the right to fund election promises and breaks no rules.

AAP · Sep 19

Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?

A machete-wielding robber, a ‘tsunami of debt’ … campaigns echoing opposition talking points outspend major parties

The Guardian - AU · Sep 5

No by-elections please: AEC needs clear air for reforms

The new financial year was supposed to herald a new era of federal campaign donation disclosures and rules, but that's been delayed.

AAP · Jul 1

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.

AAP · Nov 14, 2025

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.

AAP · Oct 28, 2025

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.

AAP · Oct 9, 2025

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’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025

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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2025

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’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2025

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.

AAP · Jul 24, 2025