Honest Government Ad | FOI Laws

The Government has made an ad about our Freedom of Information laws, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. 👉 https://www.stopsecrecy.com.au 👉 Help us keep Governments honest: 🔹 Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/thejuicemedia 🔹 Tip us: https://www.paypal.me/thejuicemedia 🔹 Other options: https://www.thejuicemedia.com/support 👉 SOURCES & FURTHER READING 🔹 Make sure to follow Rex Patrick who has been doing incredible work in the FOI space: https://x.com/MrRexPatrick 🔹 Rex Patrick has written several articles for Michael West Media about his FOI adventures, here's the one about Albo's diary: https://michaelwest.com.au/pm-albaneses-diary-complete-and-total-surrender-after-long-and-expensive-battle/ 🔹 Michael West Media is one of the few media outlets focusing on FOI: https://michaelwest.com.au/future-fund-invested-in-israeli-company-elbit-systems-whose-bombs-are-raining-on-the-palestinians/ 🔹 Crikey also did a whole series on FOI laws: https://www.crikey.com.au/topic/redacted-your-right-to-know/ 🔹 OAIC, How to make an FOI request: https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/how-to-access-government-information/make-a-freedom-of-information-request/how-to-make-a-freedom-of-information-request 🔹 Freedom of Information Act, 1982: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A02562/2022-01-23/text 🔹 "Civil society open letter urges Attorney-General to fix broken Freedom of Information system" https://jec.org.au/civil-rights/access-to-justice/civil-society-open-letter-urges-attorney-general-to-fix-broken-freedom-of-information-system/ 🔹 Grata Fund "FOI Litigation Hit-list" (2021 but still mostly current): https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/gratafund/pages/664/attachments/original/1629265812/Grata_Fund_-_FOI_Hit_List_report_-_FINAL.pdf?1629265812 🔹 OAIC Annual report 2022-23: https://www.oaic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0029/94295/OAIC_Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf 🔹 The Australia Institute, "Nothing to see here" (2023): https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/lengthy-delays-undermine-confidence-in-australian-foi-process/ 🔹 Centre for Public Integrity, "Another year of a broken FOI scheme": https://publicintegrity.org.au/labors-lost-interest-in-transparency-another-year-of-a-broken-foi-scheme/ 🔹 Senate inquiry into FOI laws (which Labor tried to block): https://theconversation.com/frank-and-far-reaching-senate-report-recommends-shake-up-of-the-way-freedom-of-information-is-handled-219331 🔹 Guardian, "Australia’s freedom of information system ‘dysfunctional and broken’, inquiry finds" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/09/australias-freedom-of-information-system-dysfunctional-and-broken-inquiry-finds 🔹Guardian, "Australian FoI loophole to deny access to documents closed in ‘transformative’ ruling" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/21/australia-foi-laws-loophole-documents-deny-access 🔹 Kieran Pender, "Whistling in the dark": https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/august/kieran-pender/whistling-dark 🔹 Karen Middleton, "The legal battle for freedom of information": https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-crime/2024/02/24/the-legal-battle-freedom-information 🔹 Rex Patrick, podcast interview (March 2024): https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/making-freedom-of-information-sexy-with-rex-patrick/ 👉 CREDITS 🔹 Produced by Patrons of The Juice Media 🔹 Written by Giordano for The Juice Media 🔹 Performed by Ellen: https://www.youtube.com/ellenburbidge 🔹 Voice by Lucy 🔹 Main theme music by RNDMusic: https://audiojungle.net/item/inspiring-guitar/38684158 🔹 Inspiring music segment by Pepe Pérez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JsdHHYUmeg