Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The opposition knows that charges are already part of the FOI system, but, under the proposals which we're putting forward, there won't be any application fee for people's own personal information, and waivers will be provided for financial hardship. In addition to that, we'll make sure that issues such as the eSafety Commissioner, who, for example, in 2023-24, saw a more than a 2,000 per cent increase in FOI requests compared to the previous year—artificial intelligence means it is possible for someone who wants to disrupt an agency completely and bring it to a halt is able to do so. Governments have to respond to changes in technology. That is what we are doing. (Time expired)

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