Opinion

Public Sector Informant: Cabinet confidentiality no excuse for undermining Senate's check on power

Doug Dingwall
Updated March 2 2021 - 10:46am, first published 12:00am
Governments are using cabinet confidentiality as a reason to refuse attempts to hold them to account. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Governments are using cabinet confidentiality as a reason to refuse attempts to hold them to account. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

It's a flex of government muscle that should trouble anyone who cares about democracy.

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Doug Dingwall

Doug Dingwall

Parliamentary bureau chief

Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' parliamentary bureau chief. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au

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