Treasury locks away Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino’s briefing documents
Treasury has blocked access to Mulino’s briefing documents, citing their sensitive content and volume, as Labor prepares to restart key tech and super reforms.
Treasury has denied access to 45 briefing documents prepared for Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino, as the government prepares to begin work on new rules for global tech firms and superannuation.
The documents were captured by a freedom of information request submitted by Capital Brief last month, seeking all briefing documents provided to Mulino by Treasury during his first week as assistant treasurer, between 12 and 23 May.
Treasury Assistant Secretary Robb Preston rejected the request, citing the volume — more than 300 pages — and the presence of “sensitive information” requiring extensive review and redaction.
Following the denial, a second request was submitted by this publication, limiting the scope to documents related to the assistant treasurer’s role in Labor’s efforts to compel big tech companies, including Meta, Google and TikTok, to pay news publishers. Treasury will process that request for a charge of $448.
