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Courts and regulators have already ruled that Equality Australia is not a public benevolent institution, yet it now enjoys vice‑regal patronage – and the Albanese government has moved to grant it bespoke deductible gift recipient (DGR) status despite those rulings. When we asked through freedom of information (FOI) how the Governor‑General’s office applied its own Patronage Policy to Equality Australia, the response was consistent: no documents would be disclosed.
Source: Equality Australia, the Governor-General, and the limits of accountability – AAWAA