Qld govt refuses to release judge's tirade

The ABC says it has lodged an appeal against a Queensland government decision not to release Chief Justice Tim Carmody's alleged tirade at the state's Supreme Court judges.

The broadcaster has reported it applied for the smartphone recording and other documents showing the bitter split in the state's judiciary through the Right to Information process, but was refused.

Justice Carmody reportedly referred to members of the judiciary as "scum" in the expletive-ridden tirade that was secretly recorded by Justice John Byrne in February.

"The decision-maker said release would breach the Chief Justice's privacy and risk undermining public confidence in the judiciary," according to an ABC report.