A reflective John Faulkner, Special Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary, mused about the principles underlying privacy while presenting the inaugural industry awards in August. Read the thoughts of the man who will be responsible for Australia’s new…
The future directions for laws and legal matters in Australia is determined in three meetings a year of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG), which also includes New Zealand.
The July 2008 meeting covered a range of important matters, incl…
The Internet’s future was the reason for a major OECD conference in Seoul in June, at which Australia’s Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, was a keynote speaker. Here, from Nigel Waters of the Australian Privacy Commission, is a rundown on the key…
Former journalist and barrister, David Solomon, is recommending sweeping changes to the Queensland Freedom Of Information (FOI) regime, turning it into Right To Information (RTO), which could open up government to the people. Premier Anna Bligh has promi…
Until now, there’s been no way to adequately rank how nations perform internally on Freedom Of Information requests, or internationally compared to other countries. West Australian CLA member Dr Johan Lidberg’s world’s first FOI Index, now in development…
Special Minister for State, Senator John Faulkner, explains in this speech – at the launch of the Australian Privacy Awards – how stakeholder consultation and a new ‘Pathfinder’ process within APEC will be used to establish robust and workable internatio…