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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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

14 October 2025 | 'wRAPping' up the FOI year and staying ahead of the clock

And just like that we are on the downhill run to Christmas and the Reduced Activity Period.

29 September 2025 | 'Ambitious but achievable' - Australia's 2035 emissions reduction target

The Australian Government has announced plans to target a 62-70% reduction of emissions from 2005 levels by 2035. Described as an 'ambitious but achievable' target by the Prime Minister, this announcement continues a recent trend to accelerate Australia's emissions reduction efforts.

5 September 2025 | Enhancing local government meetings – 2025 Model Code of Meeting Practice

The NSW Office of Local Government has recently released a new Model Code of Meeting Practice focused on promoting transparency and orderliness in council meetings across NSW.

26 August 2025 | Building public trust and modernising oversight: OAIC's regulatory action priorities for 2025-26

The regulatory action priorities reflect the OAIC's focus on areas that require regulatory oversight to prevent privacy harm and uphold information access rights, ultimately aiming to increase public trust and confidence.

26 August 2025 | Private schools – are you protecting children's personal data? Consider the proposed Privacy Act 1988 Children's Code

This article considers recent developments under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) regarding children's data and how overseas developments may provide guidance for schools that hold significant amounts of children's personal information.

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