@jacquilambie.bsky.social answers her own questions correctly. “Would the Secretary of the Department or the Attorney-General do this if the costs were coming out of their bank account? I don’t think so.” Backed by taxpayers money with no personal risk, appealing an FOI loss is easy. #auspol

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The root cause of $29B in Defence blowouts over the last decade is Defence’s inability to appreciate project risk. The Govt can’t announce a believable Defence procurement shakeup without cancelling #AUKUS - our most costly and risk laden project. #auspol

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1) You request access to Govt docs to participate in democracy. 2) Govt says “NO”! 3) You seek a Tribunal review and it says “YES”. 4) Govt appeals to a court and demands you pay their legal fees. 5) Independent MPs & senators say “THAT’S NOT OK”! #auspol

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While I write my submissions to force the Govt to confess to the Howard Govt’s #TimorLeste spying sins, I’ve moved my #WorkFromRoam office deep into world heritage rainforest so ASIS can’t find me 😉. Richmond Range National Park, Northern NSW. 1/2

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Earlier this year the Parliament stopped @albomp.bsky.social expanding Govt secrecy. So, he’s got a new tactic. When there’s a transparency win, his Govt appeals to the Federal Court and threatens the #FOI’er with ($150K) costs, so they can’t fight. More soon at Michael West Media. #auspol

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