600 FOI Requests Tie Up Online Safety, Government Shrugs
In a dazzling display of 'open transparency', the Albanese government assures us it isnât trying to shove info out of sightâdespite 600 Freedom of Information requests briefly turning eSafety, the agency guarding young internet users, into an exhausted intern screaming at spreadsheets. Peter Rowland insists this overload isn't the government hiding stuff but sheer bureaucratic enthusiasm. Meanwhile, FoI fees allegedly stop this happening everywhere but the ACT, taking a modest swipe between $30 and mid-50s dollars per request. Remember robodebt, the previous governmentâs deadly transparency fail? This time, 'cabinet in confidence' means more than just magic words you say loudly enough to disappear awkward truths.
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When 600 FOI requests turn eSafety into an administrative hostage, but the government says itâs all about being 'transparent,' you know democracyâs out here playing hide-and-seek with data like a particularly shady magician.
Destroying a small agency with 600 FOI requests feels less like democracy and more like internet trolls throwing paperclips at government servers.
The government promising transparency while eSafety drowns in FOI requests is the political equivalent of saying 'trust me' right before they change the Wi-Fi password.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 9/3/2025 | Author: Krishani Dhanji
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