Watch the PAW 2025 keynote and panel discussion
This year’s Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) launch held in Brisbane/Meanjin on 17 June 2025 is now available. The event brought together experts to discuss the importance of protecting personal information, data breaches and how they can be managed more effectively in the workplace.
The 2025 PAW theme was ‘Privacy: it’s everyone’s business’ and this was incorporated into the discussion on the day, as insights and tips were shared to help improve transparency and accountability across the public sector.
The launch event began with opening remarks from Acting Information Commissioner Stephanie Winson followed by a keynote presentation from Georgina Poole (author, researcher, podcast host and Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) advocate) titled, 'Learning from Data Incidents: What Safety Can Teach Us About Privacy'.
Human error is widely acknowledged as a leading contributor to data breaches — yet our response often focuses on individual accountability rather than understanding and improving the systems people work within.
Ms Poole’s keynote explored some key principles to help government agencies better understand and respond to privacy breaches. Rather than focusing on individual blame, the session highlighted how system design, context, and everyday pressures shape human behaviour.
She offered practical strategies to shift from a compliance mindset to a learning culture that treats privacy as a shared responsibility.
The keynote was followed by an expert panel discussion moderated by emcee and journalist, Ms Kim Skubris and featuring:
- Leanne Harvey, Vice-President (Administration) and University Registrar, Queensland University of Technology
- Dr Jodie Siganto, Director, Privacy 108
- Kathy Sundstrom, National Manager Outreach and Engagement, IDCare
- Susan Shanley, Acting Privacy Commissioner, Queensland.