Most public servants who process freedom-of-information requests are "sincere, passionate and committed" to government transparency, according to a recent study, but they often face obstacles…

The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner has published a book on the profound social, technological, and ethical issues that are rearing their heads the…

An investigation conducted by the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner found that PTV — in Victoria's Department of Transport portfolio — breached the Privacy…

Privacy commissioners of four states and the Commonwealth are celebrating their week on the awareness-raising calendar, at the pointy end of an election campaign that…

Just after one corruption watchdog warned public servants not to peek at government records without good reason in its contribution to Privacy Awareness Week, another…

Victorian privacy commissioner Rachel Dixon has commissioned critical advice for public servants from three Melbourne academics who have worked hard to raise awareness of the…

This is an edited extract of a speech by the inaugural Victorian information commissioner, Sven Bluemmel, at a conference on privacy and freedom of information…

As the public sector looks to exploit the value of sharing information between agencies, across jurisdictions and with service providers, it raises questions about how…

Victoria has poached Western Australia's information commissioner, but he gets to keep the same job title in a newly established office that opens its doors…

Victorian privacy and data protection commissioner David Watts has hit out at the government over the abolition of his agency, suggesting the information commissioner model…

Victoria has slightly altered course on FOI and privacy reforms, with a merger to create a new Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner. Changes to…