DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION – VICTORIA

Andrews’ secret Covid polling revealed

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Original article by Damon Johnston
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 8-Mar-23

Victoria’s Department of Premier & Cabinet has belatedly released nearly 200 pages of documents and emails pertaining to research on the public’s attitude to COVID-19 lockdowns. The polling was undertaken by QDOS Research, which is owned by Labor strategist John Armitage. The government had frequently reiterated that its pandemic response was shaped by health advice, but the documents also show that it asked QDOS to undertake intensive online surveys and focus groups to gauge Victorians’ reactions to pandemic restrictions, as well as the performance of Premier Daniel Andrews during the state’s marathon 112-day lockdown. The government had sought for two years to block requests for access to the documents via freedom of information laws.

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, QDOS RESEARCH

Lawyer X to be unmasked

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Original article by Anthony Dowsley, Patrick Carlyon
Herald Sun – Page: 1 & 4 : 22-Feb-19

Victoria’s Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s ruling that the media can disclose the identity of a gangland defence lawyer who became a police informant. The court has ruled that the ‘Herald Sun’ can publish the name of the woman dubbed ‘Lawyer X’ on 1 March, ending a five-year legal battle to reveal her identity. Lawyer X claims that information she has supplied to police has helped to arrest and charge 386 people, including her own clients in the underworld.

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COURT OF APPEAL (VICTORIA), HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA POLICE, VICTORIA. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS