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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Queensland’s new Privacy Commissioner announced

June 16, 2025 - 12:07pm

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity, The Honourable Deb Frecklington, has announced the appointment of Alexander White as Queensland’s new Privacy Commissioner.

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