Freedom of information: Coalition's refusal to reveal national cabinet discussions challenged

Australian Conservation Foundation to file test case to access documents on approvals fast-tracked by federal environment minister

The Morrison government's claim that national cabinet deliberations are exempt from freedom of information laws will be challenged in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, setting up a test over the new body's immunity from scrutiny.

The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) will file a case with the tribunal as it seeks to access information on at least 15 environmental approvals fast-tracked" by the federal environment minister, Sussan Ley, a task so far stymied by the government's insistence the documents fall under traditional cabinet rules.