Senator BOB CARR (New South Wales—Minister for Foreign Affairs) (14:02): The best guarantors for good governance and corruption resistance are those that are embedded in the statutes of the Commonwealth. They are freedom of information, in the context of a lively, free parliamentary system— Senator Fierravanti-Wells: Is that why the government keeps blocking FOI applications? Senator BOB CARR: I think that is a very unreasonable question. Australia, by any test, has a robust freedom of information regime, admired by other countries. Another bulwark is the role of the Ombudsman, a very important pillar of corruption resistance. Another pillar is the role of parliamentary audit and the estimates committees for which this Senate is renowned. All these are good bulwarks against corruption and to be much promoted. States have anticorruption commissions. (Time expired)