{
  "id": 4726519,
  "title": "This excuse is used to prevent your access to information. It’s complete nonsense",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/this-excuse-is-used-to-prevent-your-access-to-information-its",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T22:18:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Crikey",
    "slug": "crikey",
    "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/01/freedom-of-information-public-servants-chilling-transparency/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government repeatedly denies disclosing information due to a threat of it \"chilling\" the advice of public servants to ministers. It's a trick to avoid transparency. The post This excuse is used to prevent your access to information. It’s complete nonsense appeared first on Crikey .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}