# Australia’s top bureaucrats seek limits on sharing parliamentary clips online

https://mins.news/en/item/48129

- The Guardian, 2026-09-07 09:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/07/australias-top-bureaucrats-want-to-block-sharing-of-clips-from-parliament-on-social-media-to-save-them-from-ridicule

> Australia’s secretaries board wants the Albanese government to prevent edited clips from parliamentary hearings being shared on social media, citing ridicule, hostility and abuse aimed at officials. The Greens argue that restricting footage from public proceedings would weaken parliamentary scrutiny and transparency.

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