In a breakthrough for democratic accountability, the Federal Court has ruled in favour of a game-changing case related to the ‘sports rorts’ affair, brought by former Senator Rex Patrick and litigators Maurice Blackburn, and supported by Grata Fund. 

This win draws a line in the sand on creeping government secrecy. The Court ruled that minister’s offices will no longer be able to use ministerial reshuffles to deny Freedom of Information (FoI) requests - strengthening transparency, accountability, and shoring up our democracy as a whole. 

Strategic litigation has immense power to force change in areas where it’s otherwise very difficult or impossible. Today we did just that - forced the government to act to fix our FOI system.

Can you make a donation today to enable powerful litigation and advocacy that tackles stubborn blockers in our democracy?

• $50 could power smart advocacy to drive change in and out of court
• $100 could fund a public campaign in the media and online
• $250 could power more transformative litigation wins

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