New FOI Commissioner announced

Toni Pirani has been appointed as the FOI Commissioner at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

15 August, 2024

OAIC launches legal action over Medibank hack

The Australian Information Commissioner has launched legal action against Medibank Private in relation to a 2022 cyber attack.

5 June, 2024

TikTok responds to OAIC inquiries about tracking tool

The OAIC has received an ‘extensive response’ from TikTok as it considers an investigation into data harvesting by the social media platform.

25 March, 2024

Information commissioner faces five year backlog of FOI requests

The Commonwealth’s Freedom of Information System faces five year backlog of requests to review FOI decisions.

25 March, 2024

OAIC to investigate legal consultant’s data breach

The Information Commissioner will investigate a data breach at a law firm that provides legal and consulting services to the government.

21 February, 2024

Elizabeth Tydd appointed new FOI Commissioner

The government has announced a changing of the guard at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

27 November, 2023

Information Commissioner won’t seek third term

Angelene Falk won’t be seeking a third term as Australian Information Commissioner.

13 November, 2023

Govt restores three-commissioner OIAC model

The federal government will reinstate separate privacy, information and FOI commissioners within the OAIC.

3 May, 2023

FOI Commisioner resigns citing information roadblocks

The Commonwealth FOI Commissioner has quit in frustration over roadblocks to getting hold of government information.

7 March, 2023

Privacy commissioner to investigate Medibank

The OAIC has opened an investigation into the way Medibank handles personal information after a major data breach.

7 December, 2022

COVIDSafe privacy reporting ends with a whimper

The OAIC has wound up is CovidSafe privacy reporting and confirmed that all CovidSafe app data has been wiped.

1 December, 2022

Digital platform regulators make algorithms a top priority

Australia’s leading consumer and privacy bodies have identified the use of algorithms by digital platforms as a hot topic.

7 July, 2022

Government agencies report 34 data breaches

Government agencies reported 34 data breaches over the last six months, with most taking longer than a month to put it on the record.

23 August, 2021

Zero complaints made about COVIDSafe app

There hasn’t been one complaint about the COVIDSafe app since it was released.

18 June, 2021