This important global campaign raises awareness of every individual’s right of access to government-held information; and the public sector’s responsibility to release information if it’s in the public interest to do so.

Whether you’re a member of the community, or if you work in the public sector, IAID is a great opportunity to brush up on your knowledge about information access rights and responsibilities.

This year’s UNESCO-inspired theme, Fact vs fake: Tackling information disorder in the digital age, takes aim at the growing challenge of misinformation, disinformation and mal-information.

(If you’d like to take a closer look at what each of these terms mean, the Museum of Australian Democracy provides helpful definitions.)

IAID 2026 will explore how we can combat information disorder and ensure the community has access to reliable and credible government-held information.

Protecting information integrity and proactively releasing information helps create a foundation for public access to factual information to inform public debate . This is consistent with Queensland’s Right to Information Act 2009.

IAID is also a timely reminder for public sector agencies to continually evolve their approach to  proactively releasing information to the community, to help foster greater trust, transparency and informed debate.

2026 Solomon Lecture keynote Journalists and Public Servants: Building trust in an age of misinformation

Held on the 28 September in the Premiers' Hall at Parliament House, the 2026 Solomon Lecture was delivered by journalist and award-winning foreign correspondent, Professor Peter Greste whose keynote addressed the theme, Fact versus Fake: Tackling information disorder in the digital age.

A panel discussion, facilitated by The Mandarin’s Melissa Coade, will follow the lecture, featuring:

• Tom Rogers AO, former Australian Electoral Commissioner
• Linda Waugh, Queensland Integrity Commissioner
• Stephanie Winson, Queensland Right to Information Commissioner

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About the Solomon Lecture

The Solomon Lecture is OIC's signature event celebrating IAID on 28 September 2026. It is named in honour of Dr David Solomon AM, who was the Chair of the Independent FOI Review Panel appointed by the Queensland State Government to review Queensland's Freedom of Information laws in 2007-08. The Solomon Lecture brings together thought leaders, policymakers, and community members to challenge conventional thinking and explore critical issues related to information access, as well as transparent, accountable and open government.

This year’s Solomon Lecture will be delivered by journalist and award-winning foreign correspondent, Professor Peter Greste whose keynote will address the theme, Fact versus Fake: Tackling information disorder in the digital age.

A panel discussion, facilitated by The Mandarin’s Melissa Coade, will follow the lecture, featuring:

  • Tom Rogers AO, former Australian Electoral Commissioner
  • Linda Waugh, Queensland Integrity Commissioner, and
  • Stephanie Winson, Queensland Right to Information Commissioner.

We encourage the public sector and community to get involved and support IAID by attending the Solomon Lecture or watching via Vimeo online, sharing key messages with stakeholders, and raising awareness of the power of getting factual information into the public domain.

Together, we can each make a small but significant contribution to combat the information disorder in the digital sphere to create a safer, informed, and inclusive society.

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