National security interests must be balanced against issues of secrecy and open justice, the Law Council of Australia has told a hearing.

We require an independent assessment of the information available, so that whatever the outcome of that inquiry, the matter has been taken seriously, and the…

The ACT government will create an Office of the Coordinator General for Climate Action to ensure the territory meets its commitments to tackling climate change.

Not all freedom of information laws are created equal, which makes comparing the transparency of different systems across Australia rather difficult. States that proactively publish…

Five years in the making, reform of the ACT public service legislation confronts a common paradox: cross-government collaboration is vital, but the Westminster tradition naturally…