Democracy & Accountability
Factcheck: Are Freedom of Information requests truly out of control, like the Government claims?
There have been allegations that “foreign actors, foreign powers, [and] criminal gangs” may be behind FOI requests. Is this the case?
New research on proposed FOI laws show it would block access to even more documents
The proposed laws preventing public access to key government documents directly contradict a key Robodebt Royal Commission recommendation.
What is cash-for-access and how do lobbyists use it to gain influence?
Secret dinners between politicians and lobbyists are back in the news, but how do they happen and why is it such a problem?
Andrew Hastie's comments on Charlie Kirk echoes MAGA - and he's not the only one doing it
The Coalition has been accused of toying with cut-and-paste Trumpism because it’s “desperate” and politically adrift.
Policy without politics: the cost of centrist consensus
Australia’s two major parties are being warned they face electoral wipe-out at the polls if they continue to pander to pragmatism.
While SA Liberals learn from other states, Queensland’s Liberal–Nationals block their ears
Other states are learning from Queensland, but the state’s Liberal–National Government is rejecting policy lessons from other parts of the country.
3 million reasons why it’s harder than ever to beat a sitting MP or Senator
Australian elections are less competitive due to the huge financial perks enjoyed by incumbents, according to new research.
In politics, you can be so sharp you cut yourself
Look at how state governments have fiddled with the preferential voting system, only to suffer from the changes they introduced.
