Documents obtained under FOI show Catholic bishops lobbied the prime minister over the ‘no religion’ census question and succeeded in halting changes to it.
As the Senate’s legal committee again delays its report into offshore processing, the government’s invocation of public interest immunity has further covered the system with secrecy.
Deloitte’s new projections of the economic benefits of Woodside’s Browse gas project are a prime example of ‘independent modelling’ commissioned by fossil fuel giants.
Despite the Northern Territory government’s multimillion-dollar pledge to bolster a cuts-ravaged Legal Aid NT, the majority of the additional funding has been withheld.
A year ago the government began receiving modelling on radiation risks from the war in the Middle East, which experts say understated the danger and should be made public.
As Liberal insiders confess they do not have the campaign infrastructure to match One Nation, Tony Abbott’s party leadership is being described as a return to the Credlin era.
With just 11 days allowed for submissions and three for hearings, the disability community testified to deep concerns and a lack of clarity over the sweeping reforms that Labor aims to push through parliament by July 2.
