The Latest Breaking News from Angelene Falk

The most significant recommendation in the Senate inquiry report on the functionality of the Commonwealth FOI system is this: move the federal Freedom of Information (FOI) function from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s Office (OAIC) to the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s Office.

Australia’s privacy commissioner Angelene Falk says the lack of fines is part of her office’s ‘regulatory strategy’.

Leo Hardiman details 'feeling of complete overwhelm' at OAIC.

After massive hacks at Optus and Medibank, survey from information commissioner finds three-quarters of people feel data breaches are among biggest risk to privacy

Federal court orders commissioner and Meta to start mediation to end protracted, costly legal proceedings

Court to consider rule that keeps large swathes of government documents secret by denying freedom of information requests

A former top official suggested changing the law around freedom of information — but his proposal is being kept secret.

A Federal Court case on Australia’s FOI system gets to the heart of the delays suffered by journalists, politicians and everyday citizens.

Information and privacy commissioner Angelene Falk recently told Senate estimates that more funding for FOI processing had been requested.