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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/00878
7 pages
PDF
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP VM-6653), approved 29 November 2023, establishes the methodology for calculating general residence requirements under the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 for applicants seeking Australian citizenship by conferral under subsections 21(2)…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
FOI 25-057
No document available
No summary: no document is available for this release
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-019 (1.03 MB)
23 pages
PDF
A mediator's report prepared by Branscombe Consulting in May 2024 addresses delivery pathways for the Melbourne Airport Rail Link, a fixed transport solution connecting Melbourne city centre to the airport. The project has received $5 billion in combined federal and Victorian…
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DSS
DSS
Released
FOI LEX 51413
No document available
No summary: no document is available for this release
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AGD
Attorney-General's Department
Released
FOI24/350
6 pages
PDF
The release contains guidelines for appointing Commonwealth Senior Counsel and two formal Commission documents appointing individual barristers as Queen's Counsel under section 61 of the Constitution. The guidelines establish that appointments recognise eminence and outstanding…
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DAFF
Agriculture
Released
32108
3 pages
PDF
Minister Watt's May 2024 correspondence to Sheep Producers Australia outlines the government's decision to phase out live sheep exports by sea, with a firm end date of 1 May 2028. Legislation will be introduced during the current parliamentary term to enforce this deadline. The…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-064 (667.28 KB)
2 pages
PDF
Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King wrote to WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti on 31 July 2024 regarding serious allegations of misconduct by Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) construction division members. King stated the government's deep…
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HLTH
Health
Released
5326-2024
19 pages
PDF
State and Territory Chief Health Officers were circulated a draft Biotoxins (Indoor Damp and Mould) Clinical Pathway by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) in February-March 2023 for notation by 10 March 2023. The pathway document was finalised following…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100215/2024-2025
11 pages
PDF
The ACCC released consumer complaint documentation regarding per- and poly-fluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) in cookware products. The disclosure consists of multiple Individual InfoForm Reports documenting a consumer complaint filed in September 2024 alleging that a cookware brand…
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DSS
DSS
Released
FOI LEX 51377
No document available
No summary: no document is available for this release
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/00458
6 pages
PDF
The Department of Home Affairs released talking points prepared for ministerial media response regarding the closure of the Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408)—Pandemic Event visa. The visa opened in April 2020 to allow temporary migrants to remain in Australia during border…
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CSIR
CSIRO
Released
FOI 2024/57
No document available
No summary: no document is available for this release
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
77696
32 pages
PDF
A pre-referral meeting held 31 October 2023 between DCCEEW and Bowen Developments regarding the Brooklyn Fields Estate residential development in Thurgoona, NSW. The proponent sought advice on whether the project required federal EPBC Act referral. The 32-hectare site has a…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
77521
6 pages
PDF
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water approved the Atlas Stage 3 Gas Project (EPBC 2022/09410), a coal seam gas development by Senex Energy near Wandoan in Queensland's Surat Basin. The project involves up to 151 CSG wells plus associated…
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HA
Home Affairs
Released
FA 24/09/00622
1 page
PDF
In January 2024, the Department of Home Affairs and the Minister for Immigration's office circulated updated media talking points regarding NZYQ (an immigration cohort). The substantive revision removed specific numerical references from public communications, including…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 24-510 and 512 (7.44 MB)
143 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains internal government briefings and inter-agency communications regarding Bonza Aviation between March and May 2024. Documents include briefing notes and talking points prepared by the Department of Infrastructure for the Minister, communications between…
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INFR
Infrastructure
Released
Document FOI 25-074 (1.28 MB)
2 pages
PDF
Australia's drone noise framework, established under the Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 2018, uses a risk-based approach to manage commercial drone noise disruptions. Most drone operators—including recreational flyers, operators of aircraft under 250 grams, and…
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TSY
Treasury
Released
3694
48 pages
PDF
This draft Australian Bankers' Association document outlines framework options for handling scams complaints across financial and communications sectors. It diagrams the relationship between internal dispute resolution (IDR) and external dispute resolution (EDR) schemes, noting…
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TSY
Treasury
Released
3699
16 pages
PDF
Treasury released contract variations for the "Supporting Australians Campaign" with advertising agency Clemenger BBDO (contract C04941). The first variation increased the contract value by $7,150 (including GST) to cover additional treatment costs for securing a Director and…
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HLTH
Health
Released
5330-2024
17 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains internal Department of Health correspondence from February 2024 regarding the Future Fit Program, which appears to involve meals on wheels (MoW) service delivery for older Australians. The emails discuss strategic objectives to maintain the program's…