Documents Relied On Or Relevant To The Attorney-General’s Media Statements On 2 And 3 September Relating To The Involvement Of Bots In Making FOI Applications.

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The Attorney-General's Department released internal communications and talking points prepared for media statements on 2-3 September 2025 regarding bot-generated Freedom of Information applications. The documents include email correspondence from Celeste Moran and draft talking points (marked PROTECTED//CABINET) addressing anticipated media questions. Key substantive points disclosed: the Department sought advice from the National Intelligence Community on potential foreign adversary exploitation of FOI processes, noting that foreign actors may use seemingly innocuous information obtained through FOI to develop intelligence assessments contrary to national interest. The Department cited examples of AI-generated FOI requests, including statistics from one agency indicating approximately 20% of personal matters and 50% of non-personal matters contained AI-generated content. References were made to U.S. examples of AI tools generating thousands of FOI requests targeting election workers. The documents indicate the government was developing communications strategy and Q&A materials in response to concerns about automated FOI request generation. Extensive redactions under section 22(1) (Cabinet confidentiality) and section 47E(d) (operational information) obscure additional content.