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Joint statement: Information Commissioners and Ombudsman release survey results on community attitudes
October 1, 2025 - 8:21am
Information Commissioners and an Ombudsman from across Australia today released the findings of their fourth cross-jurisdictional study of community attitudes on access to government information.
IAID and Solomon Lecture celebrate information access rights
August 25, 2025 - 12:42pm
The annual International Access to Information Day (IAID) will be celebrated on 28 September 2025, and OIC is encouraging the public sector and the community to mark this important day by brushing up on their knowledge about why information access rights exist and how open government ultimately benefits everyone.
Watch the PAW 2025 keynote and panel discussion
July 2, 2025 - 11:11am
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.
Queensland’s new RTI and privacy reforms begin
July 1, 2025 - 8:02am
Today (1 July) marks a special day in Queensland’s privacy and right to information landscape, with commencement of new reforms, designed to strengthen privacy protections for the community and streamline processes to access government held information.
OIC website changes from 1 July with commencement of IPOLA reforms
June 30, 2025 - 12:35pm
To support go-live of the IPOLA Act reforms, OIC’s website will undergo important content changes from 30 June to reflect the new legislation.