Sussan Ley praised for ‘standing up for democracy’ as Labor’s freedom of information crackdown looks set to fail
Government's FoI changes unlikely to pass Senate as Coalition, Greens and key crossbenchers voice outrage
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The Labor government's changes to limit access to freedom of information (FoI) requests appear to be dead in the water, with the opposition leader, Sussan Ley, saying the Coalition will vote against the friendless" proposal.
After the Greens and key crossbenchers also voiced their outrage, there currently appears to be no pathway for the government to pass the reforms through the Senate. But the attorney general, Michelle Rowland, says she remains committed to the contentious reform, criticising the Coalition for once again reshuffling its frontbench and naming yet another new shadow legal spokesperson.
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