Transparency in Government

The federal government has censored approximately 90 per cent of a secret document outlining its controversial plans to snoop on Australians' web surfing, obtained under freedom of information (FoI) laws, out of fear the document could cause "premature unnecessary debate".
 - Sydney Morning Herald

 

I realise governments would generally prefer there be no public debate of their policies before they become fait accompli, but generally they're not as blatent as this.

But hey, the opposition will be sure to pick up on this and take the governement to task, right? It won't just be buried again and forgotten...

*sigh*