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…

A new report has warned Australian government agencies have been failing to comply with records-management policies, which could negatively impact on important decision-making during the…

Efforts to resolve the record-keeping deficiencies severely criticised by the state's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption last year.

The federal opposition says the National Archives lacks the resources to lead major reforms to information management practices in the Australian Public Service due to…

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”…