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Rennick to cross floor on national cabinet secrecy laws

Ronald Mizen
Ronald MizenPolitical correspondent

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Queensland Coalition senator Gerard Rennick says he will cross the floor and vote against the government’s move to exclude national cabinet from information disclosure laws, saying he’s “got no time for secrecy”.

The move puts in jeopardy Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s push to overturn a decision of Federal Court Judge Richard White, who found Mr Morrison was wrong to claim national cabinet was a committee of federal cabinet.

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Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/rennick-to-cross-floor-on-national-cabinet-secrecy-laws-20210928-p58vh9