In this episode Rights, Rorts and Rants  legal expert Mike Holland describes the  origins of 'Cabinet in Confidence',  and increasingly, its use  by ministers including the Prime Minister, as a way of sealing documents from public, and even Parliamentary scrutiny.  As a result, the decision-making process and the formulation of policy can and is being carried out in secret,   pre-empting debate,  denying press freedom in the reporting of Parliamentary processes, and ultimately threatening the democratic process itself.
This episode was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 18/6/2021. Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts..Apply to be a guest on our show. Join BMUC.
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