When the Govt offered to release some #AUKUS nuclear stewardship and reactor decommissioning/disposal info in the hope of ending #FOI proceedings, I thought they were being serious. Yet they served up this redacted material👇🤦‍♂️. So the #transparency fight continues. #auspol

.Anthony Albanese claims his Govt is using “all of our diplomatic efforts at every level” to bring Julian #Assange home. But #FOI reveals it's a case of a dog that didn't bark. At most the Australian dog has merely whimpered at the White House back door. #auspol michaelwest.com.au/julian-assange…

One reasons #FOI exists is to allow citizens to contribute to public debate. After my recent #AUKUS FOI win, instead of just discussing storage of spent nuclear fuel, we can start a wide debate on the how’s and where’s of all stages of radioactive waste management.☢️ #auspol

Two Federal Govt #FOI capitulations this week! In this case it’s been 391 days since I made the #FOI request, and 336 days since they said “complete no” which has now become a “complete yes” after 134 days of taxpayer funded lawyer involvement. It’s a busted arse system. #auspol

Snowy Hydro 2.0 went from a $2B … to a $6B … to a $12B publicly funded project.

But wait, there’s more. The privately (consumer) funded transmission line project that connects Snowy to the NSW grid has gone from $1B … to $3B … to $5B!

#YouPay #auspol #nswpol

It’s 396 days since I made the #FOI request, 337 days since they said “no”, and 232 days since lawyers started their billing clocks (which YOU will pay) to fight #transparency . Last night #AUKUS officials partially released the requested docs to me that contained this👇.🤦‍♂️ #auspol

If Defence knows they need a social licence for nuclear, why are they rejecting Rex Patrick FOIs? Why the secrecy? #auspol
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While Joe Biden is “considering” dropping the prosecution against #Assange , maybe Anthony Albanese should be “considering” dropping his own criminal prosecutions against truth tellers in Australia. #PressFreedom #whistleblower #auspol

If there’s one thing more frustrating than having to fight taxpayer funded lawyers to get #FOI access to Snowy Hydro project reports and its business case to double the public costs from $6B to $12B, it’s having to fight TWO sets of taxpayer funded lawyers. #auspol #transparency

.Peter Dutton and the likes of Senator Alex Antic are taking the Liberals to extremes. ‘Red meat for the base’ plays well on Sky After Dark, but it’s poison for moderates who are finding new political homes with #Teals & independents. #auspol theconversation.com/why-moving-to-…

This sounds very sensible. Let’s hope the plan involves taxpayers’ taking equity stakes rather than the use of giveaway grants. I keenly await the details. #auspol abc.net.au/listen/program…

It’s not clear yet if there’s been a breakthrough for #Assange , but Anthony Albanese should seize the opportunity and explicitly call on Joe Biden’s administration to drop the charges. Prosecuting Julian for espionage is totally against #pressfreedom . #auspol theguardian.com/media/2024/apr…

Those who think that Anthony Albanese’s Govt intends stopping fossil fuel exports any time soon should look at the brief given to the Minister for Resources, Madeleine King MP, on her recent visit to SOUTH KOREA. #auspol #ClimateActionNow #FOI

Those who think that Anthony Albanese’s Govt intends stopping fossil fuel exports any time soon should look at the brief given to the Minister for Resources, Madeleine King MP, on her recent visit to JAPAN. #auspol #ClimateActionNow #FOI

Hey Mark Dreyfus! If there’s one thing you do today, it’s 👇take a look at this👇. And then, in contrast to the nothing you’ve done to give real help to whistleblowers in the 679 days you’ve been the Attorney-General, do something. #hero #WhistleblowerCommission #auspol

It's david rowe's editorial cartoon for today. See more of David Rowe's cartoons: bit.ly/3vQILXs

Now Canada wants to join #AUKUS , and may want nuclear subs too. There are already significant concerns over the US’s capacity and UK’s ability to deliver what’s been promised so far. This new pressure would add more risk to already extreme risk. #auspol cp24.com/news/canada-to…