Records management
Report
“Without access, we can’t heal”: Stolen Generations Records Symposium
This report describes the outcomes of a symposium considering urgent priorities for addressing the ongoing structural, administrative, legal, and financial barriers that continue to prevent Stolen Generations survivors and their descendants from accessing both historical and contemporary records. The symposium recommends urgent action to address these barriers.
Guide
Audit lessons: records management
The management of government records plays an integral role in Australian Government performance, integrity, accountability and transparency. This guide shares 8 lessons – from analysis of recent audits – on improving records management practices in Australian Government entities.
Report
Messaging apps: a report on Australian Government agency practices and policies
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...
Report
Primer: defending the rights of refugees and migrants in the digital age
This paper presents a high-level snapshot of some of the key digital technology developments in asylum and migration management systems, in particular systems that process large quantities of data, and highlights some of Amnesty International’s key human rights concerns.
Report
Review of the transfer of the 2003 Cabinet records from PM&C to the National Archives of Australia
On 1 January 2024, Professor Glyn Davis AC, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, commissioned an independent review of the transfer process for a number of 2003 Cabinet records. This report outlines the findings from that review.