The study measures the Australian public’s awareness of their right to access government information and their experiences and outcomes when exercising that right. The findings suggest a need for increased efforts to raise awareness about the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth).

This review of the policies and practices of 22 agencies found messaging apps are an established feature of digital communications in the Australian Public Service, though they are regularly being used without adequate policies and procedures that reflect statutory obligations. The objective of the report is to provide information, advice and assistance to agencies around...

This guidance is intended to assist organisations to comply with their privacy obligations when using commercially and freely available AI products, in particular generative and general-purpose AI tools. Overall, it is recommended organisations do not enter personal information into publicly available generative AI tools due to the significant and complex privacy risks involved.

This working paper examines multimodal foundation models (MFMs), a type of generative artificial intelligence (AI) that can process and output multiple data types, such as text, images and audio. It discusses some of the implications of this technology for consumer protection, competition, the media and information environment, privacy, and online safety within the digital platform...

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) third five-yearly review of the Information Publication Scheme (IPS) highlights how a concerted effort is required by government agencies to support proactive release of information.