NT used freedom-of-information laws to suppress Don Dale CCTV footage

Northern Territory opposition says request for footage of major disturbance has been rejected on ‘frivolous’ grounds

The Northern Territory government refused to release CCTV vision from a major disturbance at the notorious Don Dale juvenile detention centre under freedom-of-information laws.

Guardian Australia revealed earlier this week that the NT was the worst-performing jurisdiction in the country on FOI. The territory government refused about 27% of all FOI requests it received last financial year, a rate seven times higher than Victoria and eight times higher than Western Australia.

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