The Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General supports the Governor-General to fulfil their constitutional, ceremonial, community and Commander-in-Chief responsibilities. The focus of this review was to identify opportunities for enhancing efficiency and effectiveness within the Office. It provides 22 recommendations to improve performance.

In 2012, the Australian government introduced a program to offer resettlement in Australia to eligible locally engaged Afghan employees, and their direct family members, at risk of harm due to their employment in support of Australia’s mission in Afghanistan. This report outlines the findings from an independent review of the program.

This report reviews the activities the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security undertook during the past year to monitor Australia's six intelligence agencies. Highlights The ongoing challenge for the office is to adapt to changes in the operations and powers of the intelligence agencies while maintaining effectiveness, credibility and transparency in our oversight role. We have...

An inquiry into the attendance of legal representatives at ASIO interviews, following a complaint which initiated the report. This report is an abridgement of a more comprehensive and detailed report that has been provided to the Attorney-General. This version of the report is unclassified and intended for public release.

This report reviews the activities the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security undertook during the past year to monitor Australia's six intelligence agencies. Overview Highlights This year the office experienced a heavy inquiry workload with five full inquiries commencing in the reporting period including one at the request of the Prime Minister.