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Saturday, December 24, 2016

Happy days!

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Dear Neglected Reader, I've been otherwise occupied for large chunks of this year in my role as interim Convener of the Australian Open...
Friday, December 02, 2016

Freedom of Information: 250 years since Sweden laid the first cornerstone

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On 2 December 1766 Sweden enacted what is regarded as the first freedom of information law. The most recent translation into English was...
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Tuesday, November 01, 2016

Australian National Audit Office taking a peek at FOI efficiency and effectiveness

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We know auditors go about their work quietly.... Even so I was surprised to learn recently that the Australian National Audit Office has ...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Input invited on draft OGP National Action Plan

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It's been quite a journey since Australia was first invited to join the Open Government Partnership in August 2011, since the Labor Gov...
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

The battle over the "Dear Minister' letter to Barnaby Joyce 18 months in the making

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Heath Aston  in The Sydney Morning Herald A one-page letter that the federal government has spent a year and a half and tens of thousand...
Sunday, October 23, 2016

Call to arms: Australians should own their own history.

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This post four years ago commented on the cringe-worthy news that Governor General's official correspondence with the Queen after the...
Thursday, October 20, 2016

Senate Estimates: Brandis changes his mind on the OAIC, Pilgrim soldiering on

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From Senate Estimates (pdf) questioning of Attorney General Senator Brandis and Australian Information Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim (pp 63-...
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Sharing FOI wisdom: US journos show the way

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Not much of a record here among journalists of 'joint shoulders to the wheel' to assist all-comers and particularly those in their ...

Sustainable Development Goals: “Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms.."

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From Toby Mendel, chair of the Steering Committee for FOI Advocates Network , a consortium of activists whichI and others in Australia belo...
Tuesday, October 04, 2016

The Mandarin: Government "sees little value" in OAIC

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 The Mandarin (subscription) Last Thursday, Attorney-General George Brandis confirmed once again that the current government sees little ...
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Taxpayers dudded in $700k savings on commissioners at OAIC

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The Canberra Times Public Eye reflects on how the public is the loser from government saves of $700k by appointing one commissioner instead...
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Monday, October 03, 2016

Australian Information Commissioner appointment: some certainty, still short of firepower and support

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The announcement last week by Attorney General George Brandis of the appointment of Timothy Pilgrim as Australian Information Commission...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Sunshine and rain on Right to Know Day

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Right to Know Day 28 September- great to see traffic on the twitter feeds including plenty from Australia at #RighttoKnow While observanc...
Saturday, September 24, 2016

Voice Up: Right to Know Day 28 September

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Australia’s State and Commonwealth Information Commissioners have joined together to promote their commitment to the importance of Open G...