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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday appointed Special Minister for State John Faulkner as the new defense minister of his government to replaces Joel Fitzgibbon who resigned from the portfolio on Thursday. "John Faulkner is a man of unquestioning...
Tags: John Faulkner, Kevin Rudd, defence minister, prime minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, minister kevin, senator john, Greg Combet, senator faulkner
Leader Malcolm Turnbull has questioned whether it's appropriate for the prime minister to get a free vehicle from a car dealer seeking finance from a taxpayer-funded company. Mr Rudd was given a ute, as well as free registration and insurance, by John...
Tags: Joel Fitzgibbon, John Faulkner, Kevin Rudd, prime minister, Mr Fitzgibbon, defence minister, Mr Rudd, defense minister, minister kevin, senator faulkner
Freedom of Information (FOI) requests will be abolished to promote a "pro-disclosure culture" within Federal Government. Federal cabinet has backed the abolition of the "conclusive certificates" which give ministers the power to block access to documents...
Tags: John Faulkner Cabinet, conclusive certificates, FOI, Mr Faulkner, cabinet secretary, foi legislation, abolished conclusive, foi act, secretary john, senator faulkner