Pt. 1. An issue emerges, 1960-72 -- Pt. 2. Secrecy: debating the rules -- Pt. 3. Publicity and propaganda -- Pt. 4. Making sense of it all -- App. I. Ministerial press secretaries and departmental information units, 1950-74 -- App. II. Main regulations enforcing secrecy -- App. III. Officers charged for public comment, 1902-75
Summary
In the post-war period in Australia, the federal government went from being a patriarchal to a more participative democracy. Through the themes of secrecy and publicity, this book traces this change by considering the issues of freedom of information, privacy, leaks and government propaganda
