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Read the Centre's full analysis in our Submission to the NT Parliament:
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November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Read the Centre's full analysis in our Submission to the NT Parliament:
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"The NT government should withdraw this bill and reform their integrity system on the basis of a comprehensive and open inquiry."
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November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"The NT government should withdraw this bill and reform their integrity system on the basis of a comprehensive and open inquiry."
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"Instead, by merging the ombudsman, anti-corruption commission, and health complaints commission into a 'super-commission', they risk making it worse,'" it said in a statement.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"Instead, by merging the ombudsman, anti-corruption commission, and health complaints commission into a 'super-commission', they risk making it worse,'" it said in a statement.
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"These reforms are extensive and highly technical, amending an already complex statutory environment, yet there is no publicly available evidence that adequate public consultation was undertaken," the Centre said.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"These reforms are extensive and highly technical, amending an already complex statutory environment, yet there is no publicly available evidence that adequate public consultation was undertaken," the Centre said.
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In summary;
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November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
In summary;
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Our research outlines four major integrity concerns:
1 Failure of democratic process leading up to the introduction of the Bill
2 Extensive Executive override
3 Poor design of the Coordinator General
4 Weakening of safeguards in an already fragile integrity environment
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1 Failure of democratic process leading up to the introduction of the Bill
2 Extensive Executive override
3 Poor design of the Coordinator General
4 Weakening of safeguards in an already fragile integrity environment
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November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Our research outlines four major integrity concerns:
1 Failure of democratic process leading up to the introduction of the Bill
2 Extensive Executive override
3 Poor design of the Coordinator General
4 Weakening of safeguards in an already fragile integrity environment
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1 Failure of democratic process leading up to the introduction of the Bill
2 Extensive Executive override
3 Poor design of the Coordinator General
4 Weakening of safeguards in an already fragile integrity environment
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The result is a sweeping and expedited development regime that may enhance delivery capacity but, in doing so, raises serious integrity and accountability concerns about the concentration of executive power and the erosion of established safeguards.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The result is a sweeping and expedited development regime that may enhance delivery capacity but, in doing so, raises serious integrity and accountability concerns about the concentration of executive power and the erosion of established safeguards.
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It establishes a framework for designating “State-significant development” — projects deemed of strategic or economic importance — under which streamlined processes may override or direct functions under existing legislation.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It establishes a framework for designating “State-significant development” — projects deemed of strategic or economic importance — under which streamlined processes may override or direct functions under existing legislation.
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Read the full research paper for the thorough analysis, including the full claims, the fact check and the findings here:
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Transparency on Trial
With the Government listing the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 for debate in the Federation Chamber, the Centre for Public Integrity offers a series of fact-checks to some of the claims th...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Read the full research paper for the thorough analysis, including the full claims, the fact check and the findings here:
publicintegrity.org.au/research_pap...
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The Centre's research is damning, with the Government making significant claims about FOI that, according to our analysis, appear false or misleading.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Centre's research is damning, with the Government making significant claims about FOI that, according to our analysis, appear false or misleading.
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Claim 4: National security concerns justify changes proposed in the FOI Amendment Bill
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November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Claim 4: National security concerns justify changes proposed in the FOI Amendment Bill
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Claim 3: The government has been inundated with FOI requests generated by AI bots that may be linked to foreign actors and criminal gangs
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November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Claim 3: The government has been inundated with FOI requests generated by AI bots that may be linked to foreign actors and criminal gangs
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Claim 2: The FOI amendments merely ‘clarify’ the
existing Cabinet exemption
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existing Cabinet exemption
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November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Claim 2: The FOI amendments merely ‘clarify’ the
existing Cabinet exemption
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existing Cabinet exemption
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Claim 1: The Robodebt Royal Commission did not find that Cabinet processes were the problem
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November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Claim 1: The Robodebt Royal Commission did not find that Cabinet processes were the problem
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With genuine reform and leadership, the Government can still deliver the transparent and accountable democracy Australians were promised.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
With genuine reform and leadership, the Government can still deliver the transparent and accountable democracy Australians were promised.
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At this early stage in its term, the Centre urges the Government to reset course — to honour its commitments to transparency, respect for Parliament, robust checks and balances, and action to stamp out corruption and undue influence.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
At this early stage in its term, the Centre urges the Government to reset course — to honour its commitments to transparency, respect for Parliament, robust checks and balances, and action to stamp out corruption and undue influence.
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"They shouldn't have done it. Here, they're more or less admitting that. But the legislation is very clear; it's when in doubt you are to produce."
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October 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"They shouldn't have done it. Here, they're more or less admitting that. But the legislation is very clear; it's when in doubt you are to produce."
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But it begged the question why the document was ever in doubt of being produced, Mr Watson said.
"It's just a funny thing, this kind of obstructive mentality, where, when in doubt, they resist production," he said.
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"It's just a funny thing, this kind of obstructive mentality, where, when in doubt, they resist production," he said.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
But it begged the question why the document was ever in doubt of being produced, Mr Watson said.
"It's just a funny thing, this kind of obstructive mentality, where, when in doubt, they resist production," he said.
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"It's just a funny thing, this kind of obstructive mentality, where, when in doubt, they resist production," he said.
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