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	Podcast:		Please Explain
	Episode:		Delays, rejections plague Australia's 'clogged' FOI system
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:10:32
	Publish Date:		2022-09-05 02:54:14
	Description:		A damning new report into Australia’s freedom of information system has revealed a soaring number of rejections and delays of requests to release documents, with researchers warning the system has become “clogged and slow”. Introduced in 1982, the Freedom of Information Act was designed to increase government transparency by allowing individuals to request copies of government documents and correspondence. However, obstruction and delays in the system mean many requests are being returned outside of reasonable timelines, in some cases as long as three years. Today on Please Explain, chief political correspondent David Crowe joins Dominic Powell to discuss how the flaws in the FOI system are weakening government transparency. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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