Home Affairs,Crime Commission flag suppression for audits

Home Affairs,Crime Commission flag suppression for audits

The national auditor has revealed which agencies have warned they could seek to black out parts of his reports.

  • byDoug Dingwall&Sally Whyte

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Gagged:A brazen attack on Parliament and the public interest

Gagged:A brazen attack on Parliament and the public interest

The Attorney-General has diminished himself by censoring the government's most important watchdog.

  • byRichard Mulgan
Two agencies have flagged blocking content in audit reports

Two agencies have flagged blocking content in audit reports

Despite this,the auditor-general said he isn't concerned about a breakout of requests for redactions from audit reports.

  • bySally Whyte
The identity of one of Victoria's worst child sex offenders revealed
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Courts

The identity of one of Victoria's worst child sex offenders revealed

A court-issued suppression order hid the identity of a former police officer convicted of horrendous crimes against children,but today that order was lifted.

  • byTammy Mills&Farrah Tomazin
Labor's botched document drop gives cover to a monumental cover-up

Labor's botched document drop gives cover to a monumental cover-up

The document dump gives a fine-grained insight how governments set about covering up their embarrassing decisions. And it's not pretty.

  • byRoyce Millar&Chris Vedelago
Readers respond:What is your experience of secretive government

Readers respond:What is your experience of secretive government

The Age's series on the Secret State yielded hundreds of your stories and comments. Here are a few.

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The Andrews government and the art of dodging the question

The Andrews government and the art of dodging the question

Hundreds of unanswered questions from the parliament,from the opposition and from journalists. Just another day in Spring Street.

  • byFarrah Tomazin&Tammy Mills
'Secrecy breeds suspicion':concern over council meetings held behind closed doors

'Secrecy breeds suspicion':concern over council meetings held behind closed doors

Hundreds of Victorian council meetings are being held behind closed doors for all sorts of reasons,and people are getting suspicious.

  • byTammy Mills&Farrah Tomazin
'What on earth would they have to hide'? Why FOI in Victoria is broken

'What on earth would they have to hide'? Why FOI in Victoria is broken

From a child grooming ring at a school to the simplest request of the zoo,the freedom of information system perpetuates a'culture of secrecy'.

  • byFarrah Tomazin&Tammy Mills
Sophie's bruises appeared after a day at school but the education department won't say why

Sophie's bruises appeared after a day at school but the education department won't say why

Secrecy in education means parents don't always know how their children are treated and principals aren't always told about policy changes.

  • byFarrah Tomazin&Tammy Mills
From gag orders to dubious data:how your hospital keeps you in the dark
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Healthcare

From gag orders to dubious data:how your hospital keeps you in the dark

Doctors are prevented from speaking out,figures on adverse events are not available,and some suspect waiting list figures are fudged in Victorian hospitals.

  • byFarrah Tomazin&Tammy Mills