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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-176 (8.58 MB)
110 pages
PDF
Briefing notes for the Minister for Communications seeking approval to add the Online Safety (Social Media Age Limit) Amendment Bill to the 2024 Spring legislation program. The Prime Minister announced on 9 September 2024 that the Government would introduce legislation enforcing…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-224 (10.85 MB)
49 pages
PDF
This disclosure releases signed regulatory instruments establishing the Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Regulation 2014 and related 2024 regulations. The 2014 regulation, approved by Governor-General Peter Cosgrove on 2 October 2014 under advice from the Federal Executive…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-203 (1.37 MB)
2 pages
PDF
This FOI release documents eight procurements exempted under paragraph 2.6 of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules, all involving domestic aviation support payments made between June 2020 and December 2021. The contracts supported passenger air transportation services across major…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-167 (10.19 MB)
16 pages
PDF
A ministerial brief to the Communications Minister dated July 2023 discusses the House of Representatives Inquiry on online gambling and its impacts. The inquiry's report recommends 31 changes across multiple portfolios including Communications, Social Services, Treasury…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-216 (3.19 MB)
12 pages
PDF
This 326-page disclosure concerns the Special Broadcasting Service's proposed relocation of headquarters from Artarmon to Western Sydney. The primary document is a briefing to the Minister for Communications from the Department of Infrastructure regarding SBS's response to an…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-196 (3 MB)
48 pages
PDF
This briefing pack outlines the Albanese Government's proposed Online Safety Amendment Bill 2024, centered on introducing a digital duty of care model for online services. The government argues that current regulatory approaches inadequately prevent online harms to Australians…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-191 (8.58 MB)
21 pages
PDF
The Department of Infrastructure entered into a contract with the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions commencing 25 September 2024 to provide project management support for traditional owner requirements across Geelong City Deal projects. The nine-month contract…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-195 (9.82 MB)
133 pages
PDF
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's Office of Impact Analysis requested that the Department of Infrastructure conduct a formal Impact Analysis for the proposed Online Safety (Social Media Age Limit) Amendment Bill ahead of its introduction to Parliament in spring…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-194 (16.77 MB)
630 pages
PDF
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts briefing pack for the November 2024 Senate Estimates hearing details the department's regional staffing expansion. As of August 2024, the department employed 2,334 staff, with 473…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document MO 25-175 (6.7 MB)
91 pages
PDF
Between September and November 2024, the Department of Infrastructure provided briefing notes to the Minister for Communications regarding proposed age restrictions on social media platforms. The documents show that on 9 September 2024, following the Prime Minister's…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-192 (1.67 MB)
8 pages
PDF
The Department of Infrastructure commissioned market research to inform consumer communication strategies around Indigenous cultural and intellectual property (ICIP) rights protection. A 2022 Productivity Commission report found over 50% of First Nations art merchandise sold in…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
CB 25-227
No document available
No summary: no document is available for this release
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-171 (1.75 MB)
7 pages
PDF
The Department of Infrastructure engaged speaker Celia Pacquola through ICMI Speakers & Entertainers for a Mental Health Month event on 4 October 2023 at the department's Canberra office. The 30-minute fireside chat on anxiety and depression was scheduled for 1:00-1:30pm with an…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document MO 25-184 (2.77 MB)
17 pages
PDF
This release contains email correspondence from July 2024 between the Minister for Communications' office and AFL executives regarding a meeting to discuss wagering advertising. The emails show scheduling coordination for a WebEx meeting on Monday, 19 July 2024 at 6:15pm between…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-168 (3.3 MB)
37 pages
PDF
The Department engaged a contractor to conduct an impact analysis of proposed wagering advertising reforms, following Recommendation 26 of the House of Representatives Gambling Inquiry (June 2023). The scope involved examining financial data from broadcasters—including Channels…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-169 (4.52 MB)
28 pages
PDF
The Department of Infrastructure released documents relating to the 2014-15 Federal Black Spot Program in New South Wales. The primary document is a summary of project nominations prepared by Roads and Maritime Services in December 2013, detailing the assessment process for 327…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document MO 25-182 (5.07 MB)
63 pages
PDF
Minister Rowland's diary for 13 July to 13 September 2024 has been released with substantial redactions under section 22(1)(a)(ii) of the Freedom of Information Act. The document consists primarily of calendar pages showing scheduled time slots across the two-month period. Most…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document MO 25-183 (4.99 MB)
62 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains Minister Michelle Rowland's diary for 13 September to 13 November 2024. The document shows the Minister's daily schedule during this two-month period, including media engagements, virtual meetings, and briefings. Most diary entries are heavily redacted…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-149 (4.42 MB)
44 pages
PDF
Correspondence between the Department of Infrastructure and the Minister's office regarding the Cooroy to Curra Bypass community open day scheduled for August 2024. The Bruce Highway Upgrade project, a major infrastructure initiative spanning from Cooroy to Curra consisting of…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document MO 25-172 (15.04 MB)
74 pages
PDF
Minister Catherine King's office exchanged five emails with Qantas between January 2023 and February 2023. The correspondence reveals routine ministerial engagement with the airline, including discussions about catch-up meetings (with the minister noting scheduling flexibility)…