Meanwhile, Labor senator for Tasmania, Richard Dowling had THOUGHTS on transparency:
When the opposition get up here and preach about spin and secrecy, Australians might recall—who hid the energy prices? Who silenced the watch dogs? Who turned public service into private property? Integrity isn’t optional; it’s the foundation of trust. We’re rebuilding what they tore down. We’re rebuilding it with sunlight, not spin. The coalition’s idea of transparency was a blackout curtain. The Albanese Labor government’s idea is daylight, and, after what we inherited, that’s not just good government; it’s a public cleansing.
That is what we need—trust in institutions, faith in democracy and keeping integrity so that our institutions respond to public need, public data and transparency. We are restoring that after a decade of cover-ups, a lack of sunlight and a lack of democratic process.
The Albanese government is investing in our democratic institutions to improve transparency for Australians
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"When the opposition get up here and preach about spin and secrecy" - hmm is this the pot calling the kettle black?
"who hid the energy prices?" - hmmm, Bowen having secret talks with the energy wholesalers/retailers that possibly locked in high energy prices.
"Who silenced the watch dogs?" - hmmmm, Albanese nobbled the NACC.
"Who turned public service into private property?" - hmmmmm, Labor MPs are public servants, and they're owned lock, stock and barrel by the gas industry.
"Integrity isn’t optional; it’s the foundation of trust." - hmmmmmm, Labor tried to give ministers the option of destroying public documents when leaving office.
"We’re rebuilding what they tore down. - hmmmmmmm, what Labor reversed?
"We’re rebuilding it with sunlight, not spin." - ummmmmmmm, Labor just tried to hide absolutely everything and was stopped by the Greens, crossbench and, as it turns out, the Coalition.
"The coalition’s idea of transparency was a blackout curtain." - hmmmmmmmmm, refer to the last point, this has become utter farce. Who voted for this guy?
"The Albanese government is investing in our democratic institutions to improve transparency for Australians" - hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, the Albanese government teamed up with the Coalition to rig future elections in their favour through changes to the electoral funding act.