Open Government Partnership Australia

This website contains information on Australia's commitment to open government and engagement with the Open Government Partnership, including Australia’s two National Action Plans.

Australia's Second National Action Plan 2018-20

Australia released its second National Action Plan 2018-20 in September 2018. The Plan contains eight focused commitments to enhance access to information, civic participation, public accountability, as well as technology and innovation for openness and accountability.

2nd National Action Plan

Whistleblower Reforms

Reforms to Australian whistleblower legislation were passed by the Australian Parliament on 19 February 2019. The passage of this legislation completes the final milestone for commitment 1.1. ‘Improve whistleblower protections in the tax and corporate sectors’ in the first National Action Plan.

Commitment 1.1

Open Government

Open Government is a partnership between Government and Civil Society that helps to make Government in Australia more transparent, accountable and publicly engaged.

Open Government Forum

Open Government Partnership

The Open Government Partnership formally launched on September 20, 2011. Since then, 79 OGP participating countries and 20 subnational governments have made over 3,100 commitments to make their governments more open and accountable.

Consultations

Australia’s leadership

Australia has been a member of the Open Government Partnership since 2015. In that time we delivered two National Action Plans, comprising a total of 23 commitments, which have helped to make Australia more transparent, accountable and publicly engaged.

National Action Plans

Latest News

OUTCOMES OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT FORUM MEETING 20 JUNE 2019

16 July 2019

The Open Government Forum held its second meeting on 20 June 2019 in Melbourne to consider progress of the National Action Plans and to begin discussions on development and planning of our third national action plan.

Feedback on NAP2 ideas now available

26 March 2019

The Open Government Secretariat have compiled a summary of all the ideas received as part of consultations for Australia's second National Action Plan (NAP2). This summary has been developed in consultation with relevant Government agencies.

Open Government Week Twitter Event - Transcript Now Available

12 April 2019

To celebrate Open Government Week, on 13 March 2018 our two Open Government Forum co-Chairs, Stephanie Foster and Fiona McLeod held a live twitter event where they answered all your questions on Open Government in Australia. Thank you to everyone for their questions and contributions.