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Is Australia’s regime of secrecy over?
Episode 1118
Published 2 years, 2 months ago
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Critics say Australia may be the world’s most secretive democracy, with a patchwork of laws and obstacles standing in the way of transparency and press freedom.
The Albanese government has recognised this, releasing a review to clean up Australia’s secrecy laws.
So, will it fix them, or is it just a band-aid solution?
Today, chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton, on Australia’s secrecy laws and whether the government’s overhaul will go far enough.
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Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Middleton
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