brandis - freedom fighter - lol

"There was the ''conclusive certificate'' boldly stamped on documents by Howard-era ministers to fend off freedom of information applications by the media - culminating in the high-water mark of secrecy when the High Court upheld Treasurer Costello's right to hide from prying eyes the exciting ''bracket creep'' data.

And who can forget the prosecution of reporters Michael Harvey and Gerard McManus for reporting leaks from the bureaucracy and the prosecution of government officials such as Alan Kessing?

however...........

Brandis' pantheon of freedom fighters comprises Andrew Bolt, Janet Albrechtsen and the Institute of Public Affairs"

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