ACT needs a bigger Assembly and it'd be cheaper than adding a local council: review A bigger Assembly is 'more cost-effective' than local councils. The Canberra Times · Jul 26
Albanese’s department among those blocking 80% of FoI requests, scathing report finds Report finds culture of ‘resistance and delay’ in the Australian parliament with more than 60% of requests having longer response times than mandated 30-day deadline The Guardian - AU · May 20
Why the Voice referendum failed – and what the government hasn’t learned from it More than two years on, you’d be forgiven for thinking the story of the failure of the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice has been neatly folded away and filed as a story of inevitable loss. Bipartisanship was essential. The country was not ready. Racism raised its… The Conversation · Feb 1
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. AAP · Jan 16
‘Serious gaps’ in Labor’s environment laws undermine attempt to fix broken system, integrity experts say Pressure mounts on federal government to rethink controversial ‘national interest’ exemption for projects The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2025
Senators urged to flex muscles to stop Labor inaction A Greens senator has offered an olive branch to form an unlikely alliance to hold Labor to account as it fails to comply with document production orders. AAP · Oct 14, 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
Albanese government worse than Morrison era at producing documents for public scrutiny, report finds Labor’s first term saw second-worst performance since 1993 in complying with Senate orders for documents, data shows The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2025
What do we know about the Voice to Parliament design, and what do we still need to know? The Australian people will soon be asked to vote in a referendum to constitutionally recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a First Nations Voice. Unfortunately, the political debate on this question has become mired in arguments over “detail” that are either ignorant or deceitful about the nature of… The Conversation · Dec 5, 2022
High Court sides with developer Citta over Hobart Parliament Square disability access case A disability advocate says he will consider lodging a new complaint after the High Court ruled in favour of the developers of Hobart's Parliament Square precinct, in a long-running dispute over equal access. ABC News · May 4, 2022