Access to Government Information Findings

The Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen from across Australia have released the findings of their third cross-jurisdictional study of community attitudes on access to government information. The 2023 Cross-jurisdictional Information Access Study measures citizens’ awareness of the right to access government information, and their experiences and outcomes in exercising that right. The research provides a broad insight into citizens’ views and experiences of the right to access government information. Key findings include: The vast majority (91%) of Australians nationwide believed that their right to access information from government sources was important. This is consistent across the jurisdictions. The majority of respondents in each jurisdiction were aware that they had the right to access information from government departments/agencies (56% to 72%), with respondents from Western Australia and Queensland most likely to be aware of this right. The proportion of respondents who had tried to access information from government agencies varied (21% to […]