Josh Butler
The Labor federal government wants to start charging a "modest" fee for FOI requests - which are currently free to lodge Govt claims it will weed out "frivolous" requests. Crossbench and Liberals already furious, claiming Labor seeking to avoid scrutiny https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/02/australia-politics-live-labor-coalition-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-question-time-cosmetic-surgery-tobacco-excise-ntwnfb
