Secrecy and openness

"Secrecy and Openness is a very important book on the history of official secrecy, openness, and propaganda in Australia." "Sir Robert Menzies was the faithful heir to a long tradition of secretive government. After he retired in 1966, we - the governed - came to know more than ever about the actions of those who governed us. The Whitlam government was a prominent agent in this change. Later, during the Hawke era, the concept of 'open government' moved from a policy dependent on political support to an independent legal doctrine." "Secrecy and Openness is richly documented, gaining much of…