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DAFF
Agriculture
Released
32771
6 pages
PDF
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry released internal media correspondence regarding a journalist inquiry about anti-coagulant rodenticides and their impact on owls and wildlife. The documents show the department's proposed media response explaining that the…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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79132
8 pages
PDF
The Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Unconventional Gas Development and Large Coal Mining Development (IESC) provided scientific advice to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on potential water resource impacts from unconventional gas exploration and appraisal…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78831
22 pages
PDF
The Director of National Parks entered into a three-year services contract (1 July 2024–30 June 2027) with the Northern Land Council to support joint management of Kakadu National Park. Under the contract, the Northern Land Council will consult Traditional Owners and Aboriginal…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
78888
3 pages
PDF
Meeting minutes from a November 2024 Burrup Hub Project Assessment Plan meeting involving DCCEEW, Woodside, NOPSEMA, and Western Australian regulators. The discussion focused on the North West Shelf (NWS) Project Extension (EPBC 2018/8335), a controlled action undergoing…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/12/00209
2 pages
PDF
The Visa Applicant Character Consideration Unit (VACCU) held between 3,228 and 4,034 section 501 character refusals on hand during January to November 2024, with caseload peaking at 4,034 cases in September before declining to 3,979 by November. Of 438 visa applications refused…
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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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TSY
Treasury
Released
3791
21 pages
PDF
Treasury correspondence from April 2024 detailing arrangements for the 2024-25 Budget lock-up at Parliament House on 14 May. The Treasurer advised MP Kate Chaney of logistics including allocation of Committee Room 1R4 (1:30 pm–7:30 pm), rules restricting mobile phones and smart…
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HLTH
Health
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FOI 25-0177 LD
88 pages
PDF
This quarterly data report on the Home Care Packages Program (HCPP) for July-September 2024 shows 289,582 people had access to home care packages, with 277,794 actively enrolled. The program approved 40,184 new packages that quarter, releasing 32,765 packages at an average of…
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DISR
Industry
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25/003/76030M
25 pages
PDF
This briefing pack prepared for Minister Madeleine King's February 2024 visit to South Korea outlines the bilateral resources and energy relationship between Australia and the Republic of Korea. Key facts highlight Korea as Australia's fourth-largest trading partner overall…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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79098
2 pages
PDF
DCCEEW placed a stop clock suspension on its EPBC Act assessment timeline for Woodside Energy's Browse to North West Shelf Project (EPBC 2018/8319) in December 2024, invoking section 132(e) of the EPBC Act. The project involves extracting hydrocarbons from the Brecknock…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/08/00903
70 pages
PDF
Minister Clare O'Neil was briefed for an ad-hoc Five Country Ministerial (FCM) teleconference on 18 October 2023 to discuss social cohesion impacts from the Hamas-Israel conflict across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The meeting was…
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TSY
Treasury
Released
3766
29 pages
PDF
Treasury's Financial System Division brief to the Treasurer (September 2024) addresses ANZ's regional bank branch closures and the government's response to a Senate committee inquiry. The brief notes that branch closures are commercial decisions but expresses government concern…
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TSY
Treasury
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3803
4 pages
PDF
Treasury contracted an evaluation firm to assess the "Future Made in Australia" campaign, a government advertising initiative. The evaluation proposal, prepared in October 2024, outlines a research methodology targeting Australians aged 18 and over through online surveys. The…
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TSY
Treasury
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3755
43 pages
PDF
This is a ministerial submission (MS24-001441) dated 19 August 2024 seeking the Assistant Treasurer's sign-off on a joint letter to the Prime Minister requesting approval for the Scams Code Framework. The key policy recommendation is prescribing the Australian Financial…
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TSY
Treasury
Released
3780
21 pages
PDF
Treasury and the ACCC met in October-November 2024 to discuss a recommendation for a mandatory national home insurance comparison website. The ACCC's draft recommendation, made following a Senate inquiry, proposed a full comparison website with mandatory insurer participation…
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ATO
ATO
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1-1577AMA2
3 pages
PDF
The ATO refused a FOI request for the Android package file (.apk) of its myID application, citing section 47E(d) of the FOI Act. The refusal decision states that releasing the file would create an unauthorised distribution channel outside the Google Play Store, compromising…