-
AGD
Attorney-General's Department
Released
FOI25/224
259 pages
PDF
Documents relate to the UN Human Rights Committee's consideration of a complaint by Mona Nabhari regarding her detention in Australia. The disclosure includes correspondence from October 2019 from solicitor Alison Battisson (Human Rights for All Pty Ltd) submitting a petition to…
-
DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80166
6 pages
PDF
The Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner reviewed an Energy and Water Ombudsman NSW (EWON) complaint regarding EnergyCo's New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) communications. The complaint alleged that EnergyCo's advertisement of an 8 GW network capacity without…
-
DCC
DCCEEW
Released
79928
60 pages
PDF
This disclosure comprises regulatory guidance on Australia's sea dumping framework under the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981, which implements the London Convention and London Protocol. Documents outline the seven waste categories permitted for ocean dumping…
-
HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/06/01574
1 page
PDF
From January 2023 to May 2025, the Department of Home Affairs processed Visitor visa (subclass 600) applications from Iranian-resident applicants lodging from outside Australia. In 2023, Iranian citizens lodged 11,131 applications with 8,424 grants and 111 withdrawals…
-
SA
Services Australia
Released
LEX 85588
12 pages
PDF
Services Australia released operational blueprint documents establishing procedures for reporting suspected fraud and corruption across welfare, health, child support, and childcare programs (effective June 2025). The documents define fraud as dishonestly obtaining benefits…
-
ATO
ATO
Released
FOI-2025-00459
3 pages
PDF
The ATO refused a Freedom of Information request seeking access to employment records, including a People Connect database request referencing the Australian Public Service Commission, and emails from an ATO employee to the APSC Commissioner and ATO executive dated around 17-18…
-
ATO
ATO
Released
FOI-2025-00391
1 page
PDF
William Day was promoted from Senior Executive Service Band 1 within the Australian Taxation Office to Deputy Commissioner (Various) at SES Band 2 level, based in Canberra. The promotion was advertised on 26 June 2015 under reference PS25, with position number 1045132. This…
-
DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80418
102 pages
PDF
This decision brief concerns the Queensland Hunter Gas Pipeline (EPBC 2008/4620), a referral under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The department recommended confirming the original "not a controlled action" (NCA) decision following a public…
-
AGD
Attorney-General's Department
Released
FOI24/494
128 pages
PDF
The Attorney-General's Department released meeting minutes from a multi-day Firearms and Weapons Policy Working Group held 10-11 March 2021. The working group discussed implementation of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment (Firearms and Weapons) Regulations 2021…
-
AGD
Attorney-General's Department
Released
FOI25/292
5 pages
PDF
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) requested additional security funding from the Attorney-General's Department in December 2024, following completion of a $25 million "Enhancing Security for Jewish Communities" grant announced in October 2023 after Hamas attacks…
-
DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80264
3 pages
PDF
The Australian Energy Market Operator sought clarification from DCCEEW regarding the 4.2 gigawatt capacity figure announced for the Illawarra offshore Renewable Energy Zone. In a September 2023 email exchange, AEMO's Strategic Planning Manager requested an urgent phone…
-
HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/05/01795
17 pages
PDF
In November 2024, the Department of Home Affairs released a Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) seeking providers for immigration detention services. The disclosure includes evaluation criteria used to assess and select successful respondents. The technical evaluation…
-
HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 26-0433 LD–2025
32 pages
PDF
This email from February 2024 documents a data transition between Meals on Wheels Australia (MMA) and National Meals on Wheels (NMOW) for the Whitehorse site. The message tracks completion of operational data handover, including client records, volunteer schedules, meal plans…
-
HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 25-0429 LD–2025
27 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains an index of "hot issue" briefing documents prepared for the Department of Health and Aged Care's May 2023 Senate Estimates hearing. The index catalogues over 40 topics across multiple portfolio outcomes, including health policy, mental health…
-
HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/06/01497
53 pages
PDF
This Standard Operating Procedure document (VM-6619, approved August 2020) outlines how the Department of Home Affairs processes Australian citizenship conferral applications from overseas applicants. It covers jurisdiction divisions between the Overseas Citizenship Unit (OCU)…
-
CSIR
CSIRO
Released
FOI 2025/41
No document available
No summary: no document is available for this release
-
AGD
Attorney-General's Department
Released
FOI25/262
1 page
PDF
The Attorney-General's Department released statistics on the International Child Abduction Respondents Grant Scheme (ICARS), which operates under the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention. Since inception, the scheme received 14 completed applications from 11 applicants, with 8 grants…
-
DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80113
8 pages
PDF
The disclosed correspondence concerns EPBC referral 2024/10028 for Woodside Energy's Browse Carbon Capture and Storage Project, which proposes to transport and inject up to 4 million tonnes of CO₂ annually into the Calliance Storage Formation in the Indian Ocean, Western…
-
HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 25/05/01800
4 pages
PDF
As of 31 May 2025, the Department of Home Affairs disclosed Skilled Regional Visa processing data showing 2,356 subclass 887 applications onhand, with significant lodgement in 2024 (1,185 applications) and 2025 (1,014 applications). Over three years, 23,508 subclass 887 visas…
-
HLTH
Health
Released
FOI 25-0386 LD–2025
47 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains email correspondence from February 2024 regarding the Future Fit Transition Project, specifically relating to a confidentiality, conflict of interest, privacy and secrecy deed poll between the Department of Health and Aged Care and MMA (appears to be a…