Last modified on Tue 20 Apr 2021 20.32 EDT
The federal government will not allow Australians to see the key instructions Scott Morrison has issued to his ministers, prompting criticism it is using cabinet “as a transparency shield”.
Prime ministers typically send a letter to each minister setting out overarching priorities and responsibilities in the portfolio – but the government has blocked a freedom of information request from Guardian Australia to access this correspondence. It says that is “standard practice”.
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) said it had found relevant letters but had decided to refuse access – in full – because they were exempt under the cabinet documents rule.
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