Access to documents about Australia’s political history is fraught and inadequate. It needs to change
- Written by: Joshua Black, Political Historian and Administrator Officer, Australian Historical Association, Australian National University
Australia has had its fair share of public record-keeping controversies in recent years. Some have been mere farce, as in the case of two formerly government-owned filing cabinets (containing classified documents) sold at auction in Canberra in 2018.
The recent (and more grievous) failure of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to...
