Opposition and Greens say Albanese government promised greater transparency but is failing to live up to integrity mandate
The Albanese government has been accused of “blatant hypocrisy” by its political opponents as more than 2,000 requests for answers remain unanswered in the Senate.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup The latest figures for questions on notice, both for Senate estimates and on the notice paper, show there are more than 2,000 overdue questions as of last week.The question on notice process allows opposition and crossbench senators to ask public officials for information on government policy and programs.
“Having come to office promising greater transparency, its failure to answer Senate questions by the due date is in effect, contempt not only of the Senate, but Australians who rightly expect ministers be held to account.”
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