Freedom-of-Information stories

Freedom-of-Information stories

ADFA’s decade of sex claims

Australia’s military university has filed at least 29 formal reports of alleged sexual offences over the past decade, including claims a female cadet was king-hit and raped while unconscious.

But the records, obtained under freedom of information law, may represent a mere fraction of all reported assaults at the Australian Defence Force Academy.

APEC 2007 – Truth revealed by Freedom-of-Infomation

Activist ‘Paddy’ Gibson lands payout after APEC arrest 

POLICE made a secret payment to an activist wrongly arrested during the 2007 Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit and then used this payout as an excuse to stop an internal investigation into the arrest, documents released under Freedom of Information laws reveal.

NSW Police made the payment to activist Padriac “Paddy” Gibson after he launched a civil case over his illegal arrest and detention after the major anti-APEC rally in September, 2007.

The APEC wall that couldn’t keep The Chaser out cost $2m

THE steel and concrete fence that became a symbol of the 2007 Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation summit cost an amazing $2 million to hire for seven days, documents released under Freedom of Information laws reveal.

The “Great Wall of Sydney” – which left police and the NSW Government red-faced after it was breached by The Chaser comedy team during APEC – infuriated locals and tourists by caging off the Sydney Opera House and sections of the CBD.

Prison Guards rob and bully: FoI report

NSW Police, a big group of teenagers and the ensuing riot

Universities violate privacy laws

Bashings, robberies rife at city stations

Hidden truth of joyflight crash pilot