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SUN 21 JUN 2026
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The 32 new FOI releases from Federal government departments and eight key agencies this week, 14 - 21 June 2026, are summarised below. Notable this week: Treasury prepared defensive lines on why Microsoft was excluded from the news bargaining tax as the tech giant made a $25 billion Australian investment; Education and Environment departments are using Fivecast, a national-security-grade social media surveillance tool despite both flagging they lacked adequate policies to use it; and Veterans Affairs told the TGA medicinal cannabis companies are targeting veterans, with spending per year up from $18.5 million to a projected $110-120 million. Companies mentioned: Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Fortescue, Telstra, Commonwealth Bank, Microsoft, LinkedIn, OpenAI, Meta, Google, TikTok, Anthropic, Fivecast, Ampol, BP, Mobil, Viva Energy, IFM Investors, WA1 Resources, Woodside, South32, Qantas, Palladium International, Envisory, Informed Sources, Responsible Wagering Australia. If you've been forwarded this email, you can subscribe here. To find out more about how to lodge your own FOI requests, head to Right to Know. The initial release summaries are produced by AI, but verified and written by humans. All feedback is welcome: just hit reply.
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TREASURY
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1 found · 1 recommended-read
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TREASURY
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Treasury defends exclusion of Microsoft, LinkedIn and AI companies from news media tax
Internal emails, talking points and draft media responses released in part show Treasury repeatedly fielded questions from journalists about why Microsoft, LinkedIn and AI companies such as OpenAI were excluded from the News Bargaining Incentive, which taxes Meta, Google and TikTok 2.5 per cent of Australian revenue. Journalists pressed on whether Microsoft's $25 billion Australian investment influenced the decision; Treasury's prepared line was that the two were "not related." On LinkedIn, the government's position was that it is a professional networking site without the same market power as Facebook. On AI, Treasury said it was being addressed separately through the Attorney-General's copyright processes. Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino publicly echoed these lines in an April 2026 ABC interview. Redactions: substantial portions of talking points and internal correspondence redacted under s.22, journalist and staff names under s.47F.
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ACCC
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1 found · 1 recommended-read
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ACCC
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Chalmers pressed ACCC on fuel prices as Middle East conflict drove costs up
Four documents released in part show Treasurer Jim Chalmers wrote to the ACCC twice - in June 2025 to Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb and in March 2026 to Acting Chair Mick Keogh - pressing the regulator to ensure Middle East-driven oil price spikes were not used by fuel retailers to gouge customers, invoking his petroleum fuels price monitoring directions. The ACCC's response included writing to the eight largest fuel companies, hosting an emergency industry meeting on 17 March 2026, launching enforcement investigations into Ampol, BP, Mobil and Viva Energy over regional diesel supply, and granting interim authorisation for the majors to coordinate on supply chain disruptions; Treasury separately prepared a draft national consumer protection framework for fuel emergencies for discussion with states and territories. Redactions: seven pages of a legally privileged Treasury presentation on fuel consumer protection are fully withheld, along with a chart in the ACCC's petrol pricing briefing; personal details are removed throughout.
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SOCIAL SERVICES
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2 found · 1 recommended-read · 1 look
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SOCIAL SERVICES
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Excel spreadsheet forecasting billions in disability spending needed external review
Social Services hired Ernst & Young to assess whether the Excel-based model it uses to project Disability Employment Services expenditure was reliable enough to cost major program reforms planned from July 2025. The draft EY report, dated May 2024 and released in part, reviewed the model's governance, methodology, assumptions and accuracy of past forecasts against actual spending. DES is a demand-driven program where costs depend on participant numbers and outcomes, making accurate forecasting critical. The report's key findings, recommendations and reform cost modelling were substantially redacted. Redactions: findings, cost projections and reform modelling details removed under s.47(1)(b).
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SOCIAL SERVICES
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Plibersek sought PM approval for legislative fix to partner income testing rules
A declassified Cabinet brief and letter show Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek wrote to Prime Minister Albanese in January 2026 seeking authority to add a measure to a Bill clarifying that the employment income of a social security recipient's partner can be assessed for income testing purposes, following amendments made by the Regulatory Reform Omnibus Act 2025. The department described it as a remediation measure, noting the issue had the potential to affect a number of recipients but that the financial impact on individual payment rates was expected to be limited. It was included in the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026, which passed the House. Redactions: substantial portions removed under s.34(2) (Cabinet), s.42 (legal privilege), s.47C (deliberative processes), and staff details.
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EDUCATION
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1 found · 1 recommended-read
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National security surveillance tool repurposed for childcare fraud investigations (without policy or budgeting)
The Child Care Fraud Investigation Team procured five licenses for Fivecast, an open-source intelligence platform originally developed through a $25 million Commonwealth grant for national security agencies, and already used by Home Affairs and Defence. The $172,800 purchase was unbudgeted, with the department planning to seek additional funding for it. The procurement plan describes Fivecast as a tool that lets government entities explore social media without alerting the users being monitored. During a trial, analysts used it to identify new persons linked to suspected childcare fraud networks, opening new avenues for criminal investigations. The department acknowledged at the time it had no policy for social media collection against persons of interest, and flagged this as "insufficient." . Redactions: Fivecast product capability details removed under s.47G, staff names.
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FINANCE
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1 found · 1 recommended-read
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FINANCE
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Finance relaxed AI rules for personal information within weeks of issuing them
Two versions of the department's generative AI guidance, dated March and April 2026, were released in part. In March, staff were required to formally register a use case before using any personal, sensitive, classified or protected information with Copilot. By April, Finance had split that category in two: personal information now requires only a consultation with the Privacy Team, while sensitive, classified and protected information still requires formal registration. Both versions require mandatory training before staff can use any AI tool, prohibit AI from being used to make decisions, and restrict other AI tools (ChatGPT, Gemini etc) to unofficial/non-sensitive information only. Redactions: internal contact details removed under s.22.
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PM&C
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Catholic bishops lobbied PM to reverse census religion question changes
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference wrote to Prime Minister Albanese in March 2024 opposing the ABS's plan to replace religion tick boxes on the 2026 Census with a write-in field, arguing it biases responses toward "No religion" by offering a tick box only for that answer. The two letters, also sent to the ABS, warned the change would break comparability with seven previous censuses and risk undercounting ethnic minority religious communities. The Conference asked the PM to intervene to reverse the changes. Redactions: signatory names and signatures removed under s.47F, contact details under s.47G(1)(a).
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PM&C
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PM diary confirms April meeting with Microsoft CEO Nadell
A single diary entry released in part confirms Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Minister Ayres and AM Charlton met with Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on 23 April for a 30 minutes. Redactions: meeting location removed under s.22. Skip as all info is in this summary.
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PM&C
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PMO March meetings with Ampol, BP and Viva Energy
Three diary entries the Prime Minister's Office held separate meetings with fossil fuel companies Ampol, BP and Viva Energy across March 2026. These were a meeting with Ampol and IFM Investors; a BP briefing; and a meeting with Viva Energy CEO Scott Wyatt included officials from the Department of Climate Change, Energy etc with a note requesting a representative from an unspecified task force. Redactions: minor details removed under s.22. Skip as all info is in this summary.
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DFAT
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DFAT reveals $2 million in First Nations international grants
DFAT awarded roughly $2 million across about 30 First Nations international grants from FY 2023/24 to March 2026, funding Indigenous delegations to the Pacific, cultural diplomacy exchanges and media partnerships. The 197 pages of grant award forms, released in full, were provided in response to a request for all Indigenous-focused funding broken down by whether recipients were Indigenous-controlled organisations. The response instead classified grants using GrantConnect's "Indigenous category" and "Indigenous Enterprise" definitions rather than the four-category breakdown sought by the applicant. Redactions: none.
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INDUSTRY
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2 found · 1 recommended-read · 1 look
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Tech giants had direct access to Ayres and PM during AI policy development
Nineteen diary entries show Minister Ayres met with senior executives from OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and Meta the period spanning the development of the government's AI Action Plan (May 2025 to April 2026). Meetings include: the PM, Minister Ayres, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei; and a meeting with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The minister also attended events sponsored by or featuring major tech firms, including the Microsoft-backed Tech Policy Design Institute launch and the Lowy Institute AI Action Plan launch. Redactions: minor staff names etc.
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INDUSTRY
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WA niobium mine granted Major Project Status despite missing revenue and output forecasts
Two FOIs relating to a released ministerial submission from October 2025 show the Minister approved Major Project Status for WA1 Resources Ltd's Luni Niobium Project in remote Western Australia. The document noted WA1 was unable to provide defined annual production output or forecast average revenues, acknowledging this introduced uncertainty, but deemed resource quality and the company's $160 million cash position sufficient. The release also includes internal emails coordinating media promotion with Labor caucus members. Redactions: Capital expenditure was redacted under s.47 in the submission but disclosed as $500 million in unredacted ministerial letters included in the same release; three other projects in the same submission redacted under s.22.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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5 found · 1 recommended-read · 4 look
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Two regional Victorian galleries gain legal protection for international art loans
An Executive Council minute paper and explanatory memorandum show the Governor-General approved regulations on 30 April 2026 adding Geelong Gallery and Shepparton Art Museum as prescribed borrowing institutions under the Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Act 2013. This allows these institutions to offer legal protection against seizure and suit for cultural objects borrowed from overseas lenders for temporary public exhibition. Redactions: none.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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Departmental emails reveal scramble over rural coverage failures after 3G shutdown
Internal correspondence released in part shows the department urgently coordinating talking points and meeting with Telstra from January 2025 onward as complaints mounted from Riverina Murray farmers who lost mobile service after the October 2024 3G shutdown. The documents capture the Minister's Office chasing the department for responses to specific coverage claims aired on ABC Country Hour. Correspondence from farm and consumer groups and a state MP documented farmers facing costs of $10,000 to $20,000 to upgrade equipment, inability to access Triple Zero, and oversubscribed local towers with no upgrade plans. Redactions: personal contact details, portions of several attachments redacted as irrelevant material under s.22; one reference redacted under s.47E(d).
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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Gambling ad ban impact analysis went through three iterations before Cabinet
The department first contacted the Office of Impact Analysis about wagering advertising reform in November 2023, but the formal submission did not reach the OIA until April 2026. Ten documents released in part show the analysis went through at least three iterations: a January 2024 version assessing three policy options, a September 2024 version expanding to five, and the final April 2026 submission. The final submission cited Australians losing approximately $24 billion annually on legal gambling and confirmed the impact analysis would be appended to a Cabinet submission on addressing online gambling harms, but acknowledged it did not identify offsets for regulatory costs. Redactions: moderate, covering policy options, preferred option, net benefit assessments, and deliberative content redacted under s.47C; some material withheld under s.34(2).
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Department pressed Responsible Wagering Australia for data behind illegal offshore gambling claims
The department's acting First Assistant Secretary for Media Policy chased Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA) in 2025 for the raw data underpinning an RWA report on illegal offshore gambling. RWA said it was waiting on a UK-based researcher to provide access to the findings, with each round of clarification taking time. The substance of the department's questions and RWA's detailed responses is almost entirely redacted across three full pages. A second document from February 2026 shows the department notifying RWA of its published review into online keno and foreign-matched lotteries regulation; RWA replied that it supported the focus on consistent harm minimisation across online gambling products. Redactions: three full pages and significant portions of remaining pages redacted under s.22(1)(a)(ii); RWA staff names redacted under s.47F.
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Christmas Island hazard mitigation tender reveals $26.5 million in trade costs alone
Significant volume of documents released about the Commonwealth's multimillion-dollar infrastructure program on Christmas Island, spanning both the Flying Fish Cove seawall upgrade and a separate stormwater, landslide and rockfall mitigation project running from 2026 to 2028. Includes the early contractor involvement tender for the mitigation works, which sets indicative trade cost components totalling $26.48 million across eight work packages, with stormwater remediation alone valued at $12.53 million. The tender, administered by Palladium International and closed in January 2026, is classified as a Major Construction Project under the Australian Skills Guarantee and requires completion by February 2028. Redactions: minor, personal contact details removed under s.22 and s.47F.
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CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY ETC
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8 found · 3 recommended-read · 5 look
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DCCEEW spent $600k on social media surveillance tool for environmental crime
The department's Compliance and Enforcement Branch contracted Fivecast Pty Ltd in late 2023 for social media intelligence analysis software to monitor open-source data for environmental crime including illegal wildlife trade and hazardous waste trafficking. The 75-page release covers procurement approvals, contracts, evaluation reports and privacy assessments. The initial contract was worth $605,229 (GST inclusive) for ten user licences via limited tender; a November 2025 extension reduced this to five licences at $169,500 (ex GST), $29,500 over the budgeted amount. The department's own privacy threshold assessment found the project involved systematic monitoring of individuals without their knowledge, collection of sensitive personal information, data matching, and determined a full privacy impact assessment was required. Redactions: operational and financial details under s.47E(d) and s.47G(1)(a); personal names under s.22 and s.47F; commercial material under s.45 and s.47G.
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Australia 40 days short on IEA oil reserves, faces years-long compliance push
A July 2025 consultant report by New Zealand firm Envisory, released in part, estimates Australia would need around 5,000 kilotonnes of international oil stock tickets peaking in 2029 to meet its IEA 90-day fuel reserve obligation, holding only 50-55 days currently. The report models a two-year ramp-up of quarterly tenders starting at 500,000 tonnes, warns that Australia's large entry as a buyer would likely push up global ticket prices, and flags that a Trump administration review of US participation in the IEA (due August 2025) could eliminate the US as a ticket-holding partner. New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment provided confidential pricing data for the study, and the report's cover page states it should not be released outside the department. Redactions: cost estimates, pricing forecasts, combined price outlooks, and details of New Zealand's holdings removed under s.33(a)(iii) and s.47G(1).
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CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY ETC
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Daily fuel monitoring tracked service station stockouts across March 2026
Twenty daily "Liquid Fuels & Gas Monitoring Report - Middle East" documents covering 8-31 March 2026 tracked localised fuel stockouts at Australian service stations during 2026. By 30 March, Informed Sources data showed 765 of 8,300 retail sites nationally (9.2%) were out of at least one product, with NSW and the ACT worst affected at 15.5% of sites; diesel outages were recorded at 218 sites (2.6%). The reports note aggregate national fuel supplies remained at normal levels and that the industry was managing through measures such as diverting supplies and inter-company fuel swaps, with DCCEEW engaging Informed Sources to standardise outage data after state and territory reporting proved inconsistent. Redactions: the vast majority of each report's content removed under s.22(1)(a)(ii); one independent supplier's identity under s.47G(1).
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Minister's office sought "defensive points" as department weighed Browse gas project's climate impact
Seven internal documents from February 2019, released in part, show the department racing to finalise a controlled action recommendation on Woodside's Browse to NWS Development while the Minister's office requested "defensive points" on the project's greenhouse gas controversy following a meeting between Minister Melissa Price and Woodside. The department calculated the project's lifecycle emissions at 56 Mt CO2-e/year, with the 8 Mt domestic portion equalling 1.5% of national emissions, but the Climate Change Division was reluctant to advise on whether those emissions could constitute a significant environmental impact under the EPBC Act. Redactions: some official names under s.22(1)(a)(ii); three documents withheld in full.
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CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY ETC
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Australia issued 180 COP27 overflow badges to corporate and NGO attendees
A departmental back pocket brief reveals the government issued approximately 180 overflow badges for COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, of which 156 were used, nearly double the 83 issued the previous year. An attached list names the organisations that received badges, spanning mining companies (South32, Fortescue), major corporates (Commonwealth Bank, Deloitte, Qantas), industry bodies (Meat & Livestock Australia, Business Council of Australia), NGOs (WWF, Greenpeace, Grata Fund), Indigenous organisations, state governments and universities, though individual names are redacted. Redactions: the brief itself is almost entirely withheld under s.22 (irrelevant material), with individual names removed under s.47F (personal privacy) and a small amount withheld under s.33 (international relations).
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CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY ETC
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Fuel emergency committee resisted panic response after Iran airstrikes
Seven NOSEC meeting minutes released in part span two routine biannual meetings in 2022 and five emergency briefings convened in March 2026 after US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran disrupted Strait of Hormuz shipping. The emergency minutes show the committee repeatedly decided against activating the National Liquid Fuel Emergency Response Plan, with DCCEEW and industry cautioning that activation could worsen the panic buying already causing localised stock-outs in regional NSW, Queensland and WA. Redactions: attendee names throughout under s.47F; substantial content in later meetings redacted under s.47B, s.33(a)(iii) and s.47E(d), particularly around escalation scenarios and rationing contingencies.
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Augusta wind farm clears federal assessment with one-hectare clearing cap and cockatoo protections
Thousands of pages across several documents, released in part, cover the referral decision for Synergy Renewable Energy's proposed wind farm in the Shire of Augusta, WA (EPBC 2025/10370). The delegate deemed the project not a controlled action, subject to conditions limiting native vegetation clearing to one hectare and requiring protections for three Black Cockatoo species and the Scott River Ironstone threatened ecological community. Public submissions raised concerns including habitat loss, acid sulfate soil disturbance, and bird collision risk; the agriculture portfolio flagged displacement of farming on 11 properties for at least 30 years. Redactions: minor.
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Fuel emergency committee tracked panic buying, resisted activating national plan after Iran strikes
Five NOSEC meeting minutes from March 2026, released in part, show Australia's fuel security response after US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran cut Hormuz Strait tanker traffic by roughly 80%. Panic buying caused localised stockouts in regional NSW, Queensland and WA, some suppliers moved to full allocation, and China suspended jet fuel export approvals, but the committee consistently recommended against declaring a liquid fuel emergency. By late March the response level was raised to Level 2 and a joint planning session on rationing was convened. Redactions: meetings 4 and 5 heavily redacted under s.33(a)(iii) and s.47B; planning session outcomes withheld under s.47C(1).
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DEFENCE
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Navy sustainment review contract with Deloitte nearly doubled to $1.1 million
Four documents released in part cover a Deloitte engagement for Navy Strategic Command reviewing the governance of maritime sustainment, starting at $638,710 (inc GST) in March 2025 and growing to $1,133,710 through two contract changes by December 2025. The original request for quotation covered two tasks: reviewing the Navy Product Schedule and sustainment governance architecture established after the 2011 Rizzo Review into naval ship repair and management, and assessing whether the Fleet Support Unit and Port Services could be better utilised. The request for quotation states maritime sustainment costs are rising rapidly under pressure from inflation and technical debt from delayed maintenance. A September 2025 extension added workforce allocation workshops for senior stakeholders, and a November 2025 extension funded detailed implementation planning for presentation to the Navy Capability Committee. Redactions: personnel names under s.47F, per-milestone pricing under s.47G, Defence contact details under s.47E(d).
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DEFENCE
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Duntroon cadet rank structure and dress regulations detailed in standing orders
Two documents from the Corps of Staff Cadets Standing Orders (version 1.4, February 2026) and the Army Dress Manual Annex 5J, released in part, set out the internal appointment hierarchy and eight orders of dress for RMC Duntroon staff cadets. The chain of command runs from Battalion Sergeant Major down through company and platoon levels, with cadet appointments carrying CSC insignia rather than authorised Army rank. The dress annex specifies items from Patrol Blue ceremonial uniforms through to cold weather orderly dress, including details on the distinctive eight-pleat puggaree and the tradition of wearing the slouch hat buckle on the right cheek after General Bridges at Gallipoli. Redactions: faces in illustrative photographs redacted under s.47F; some command and organisation content removed under s.22.
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VETERAN'S AFFAIRS
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DVA flags predatory cannabis clinics targeting veterans as spending nears $120 million
DVA's submission to the TGA consultation on medicinal cannabis reform and an accompanying letter to the Department of Health, released in full, reveal that veteran medicinal cannabis expenditure has grown from $18.5 million in 2022-23 to a projected $110-120 million annually, with over 12,000 veterans now accessing products. DVA reports vertically integrated cannabis companies are targeting veterans through misleading social media campaigns, subscription-like sales models and products with recreational-style names such as "Monkey Bus" and "Afghan Layer Cake," while some prescribers are providing up to seven high-THC products per day without proper mental health screening. DVA supports removing medicinal cannabis from the unapproved goods pathway and requiring products to obtain ARTG listing, and has proposed framework changes including THC concentration caps, mandatory in-person consultations, a limit of three products per veteran, and cessation of funding for gummies and pastilles. Redactions: one phone number under s.47F.
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DVA staff Comcare claims rising, rejection rate climbing over three years
Monthly Comcare workers' compensation claim data for DVA staff across FY2023-24 to FY2025-26, released in full, shows total claims rising from 35 to 26 to 41 over the three years, with the rejection rate increasing from 37% in FY2023-24 to 65% in FY2024-25 and 44% in FY2025-26. In FY2024-25 rejections outnumbered acceptances more than two to one, with no claims accepted in the first half of that year. The current financial year also saw the first non-compliance and undetermined outcomes recorded, with seven such claims appearing from April 2026 onward. Redactions: none.
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DVA's complaints and feedback policy released in full
DVA released in full its 15-page Feedback Policy (last updated April 2024), which outlines how the department manages complaints, compliments and suggestions from veterans, families and service providers. The policy is based on Commonwealth Ombudsman best practice principles and commits DVA to acknowledging complaints within three working days and communicating resolutions within 28 working days. It was due for review by December 2024. Redactions: none.
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ATO upholds refusal to release trust lodgment program roadmaps, citing thousands of records
The ATO affirmed its refusal to release roadmaps or timelines for delivering online trust lodgment through its MTAS program, citing practical refusal under s.24(1)(b). The applicant had narrowed the request to exclude emails and project management records and offered to accept extracts, but the ATO said relevant material could span documents dating back to 2016 across multiple repositories, with the Private Wealth business line identifying 6,238 documents requiring review and the technology team a further 1,157. The ATO estimated the search alone would take 52 days for four full-time staff in one business line plus 30 days for one or two staff in another, and also declined the applicant's offer of administrative release on the same resourcing grounds.
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NDIS + NDIS COMMISSION
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NDIS + NDIS COMMISSION
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NDIS Commission's DART program pressed to meet 1 July 2026 deadline
This FOI was released last week but required the documents be requested via email. Deputy Commissioner Laura Sham emailed all staff on 21 April 2026 with a "critical update" on the Data and Regulatory Transformation (DART) program, one document released in part. Following an Executive Management Group meeting on 14 April, the program confirmed its delivery approach under what Sham described as "a very compressed timeframe," with Business Release 1 to introduce new complaint forms and Supported Independent Living and platform provider registration capabilities by 1 July 2026. Redactions: operational detail, staff names, and email addresses removed under s.47E(d); irrelevant material removed under s.22.
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