The National Archives of Australia boss ​​has acknowledged that a fear of government documents being made public could be leading to complacency.

The National Archives has revealed that more than half of the 20,178 applications were submitted between five and ten years ago.

The funding will be used to preserve the NAA’s at-risk collection over an ‘accelerated four-year digitisation program’.

The National Archives of Australia has sought legal advice on the “pressing issue” of public servants using encrypted messaging platforms to conduct official business.

A major review of the National Archives of Australia has highlighted a range of “substantial” problems, including the deterioration of documents, a growing backlog of…

The policy, which comes into effect on January 1, sets out requirements for assisting commonwealth agencies with producing records that can be 'trusted and relied…

The organisation noted that its audiovisual collection from federal government agencies and public broadcasters spans nearly 100 years.

Independent reviewer Dr Vivienne Thom identified cultural issues within some governments and agencies, with, for example, many not viewing archives and records authorities as integrity…

The National Archives of Australia has signed a three-year contract to better secure federal government records digitally. Under the deal with software company Preservica, the…

The entire federal public sector is supposed to be on the cusp of a new era in information management defined by interoperability, following the earlier…

Constitutional law professor Anne Twomey thinks the National Archives is nearly useless for serious academic and historical research, partly because it is “starved of funding”…

In an unusual piece of logic, the federal government says it will not mandate the Australian Signals Directorate’s Essential Eight information security controls for all…

For senior public servants, digital transformation is a strong mandate, a big opportunity and a serious challenge. But look behind the hype, and the foundations…