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NDIS advocates rally ahead of federal budget

Ahead of tonight’s federal budget, disability advocates are warning proposed changes to the NDIS could leave some Australians without critical support services. Saturday May 9th saw grassroots alliance Protect Our NDIS hold rallies across the country, calling on the Federal Government to protect disability funding. Image: image from Greg Duffield Produced By: Ruby Perryman Featured …

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“Culture of secrecy” to blame for Freedom of Information laws failures

Last week, the Albanese government introduced the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill, a comprehensive reform of Australia’s FOI laws aimed at modernising the 1982 framework. The proposed changes include banning anonymous requests, introducing application fees, and extending confidentiality provisions to cabinet documents. While the government argues these reforms are necessary to curb frivolous and automated …

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