Australia’s Freedom of Information (FOI) system is already “broken”, but the Albanese government’s proposed reforms risk making it worse, award-winning investigative journalist Nick McKenzie has told B&T. Few Australian reporters know the FOI system better than McKenzie. “The commonwealth FOI system is certainly broken and in need of review. “We need the government and its agencies to stop gaming the FOI system to find any reason possible to block and delay reporters seeking the truth. But McKenzie said the changes risk tilting the system further away from public accountability and towards political convenience.