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Welcome to Government Matters, your online resource for all things relevant across all levels of government – Commonwealth, state and territory, and local government.

On this page you will find our latest thinking in the form of alerts, publications, articles and opinions.  With our insights all in the one place, we aim to make it as easy as possible to find what you are looking for to support you in the work you do every day.

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27 October 2025 | Case note: AYQ and the Attorney-General (Freedom of information)

This case note provides useful guidance for considering whether all reasonable steps have been taken to find documents within the scope of a request under s 24A of the FOI Act.
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24 October 2025 | Northern Beaches Hospital: future directions for private sector role in public service delivery

The unwinding of the project provides an opportunity to reflect on some key issues in the engagement of the private sector in front line public service delivery.
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22 October 2025 | FOI Guidelines consultation – Approach to processing and deciding FOI Requests made by AI

On 1 October 2025, the OAIC updated Part 3 of the Freedom of Information Guidelines. What do you need to know?
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21 October 2025 | Kelly Matheson is promoted to Partner

Congratulations to Kelly Matheson from our Government Public & Regulatory team, who has been promoted to Partner.
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21 October 2025 | New NSW Planning Reforms – Part 5 – Part 5 of the EPA Act and Infrastructure

In our final article we delve deeper into the proposed amendments to the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, with a particular focus on the proposed changes to Part 5 of the Act.
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20 October 2025 | FOI in the Administrative Review Tribunal – the 'ART' of resolving proceedings

When agencies become involved in FOI review proceedings before ART, this may present an opportunity for the agency to reconsider its position in respect of documents that were previously found to be exempt.
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17 October 2025 | Cyber security – an ever-growing issue

On 14 October 2025, the Australian Signals Directorate and Australian Cyber Security Center published their Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024-2025.
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17 October 2025 | New NSW Planning Reforms – Part 3 – Development Assessment

In this article we delve deeper into the proposed amendments to the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, with a particular focus on the changes related to development assessment.
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16 October 2025 | Do you have a post-quantum cryptography roadmap - Is your encrypted data safe?

The Australian Signals Directorate identified in its Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024-2025 that one of the four 'big moves' for organisations is to prepare for post-quantum cryptography. So what is it, and why should you have a plan?
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15 October 2025 | Inquiry into quality of governance of higher education providers

The ongoing Senate inquiry into the governance of higher education providers is an opportunity to reflect on the efficacy of higher education governance structures. This article highlights some of the recommendations coming out of the recently released interim report.
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