Bernie Ripoll (Oxley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I know there has been some widespread criticism of the former government, the Howard government, particularly on their track record when it comes to government accountability, something they were not known for during their long 12 years in government. My interest specifically relates to access to government information and the changes to the Electoral Act. There have been quite a number of inquiries in those areas for some time. One of the things I would like to know more about and ask the parliamentary secretary about is that the sheer number of FOI requests seems to have declined while the Howard government were in government. I know there is vital information there that really does need to be part of the public arena, so I ask the parliamentary secretary if he has a comment in terms of what government is doing about sharing government information.

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