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Consultations for Australia's second Open Government National Action Plan 2018-20 opening soon!
08 June 2018
Consultations on the finalisation of Australia’s Open Government Plan 2018-20 will be underway soon. We’ll release the full draft Plan for comment on 25 June.
Open Government Forum Meeting - 14 June 2018
08 June 2018
The Open Government Forum will meet next Thursday, 14 June 2018 in Sydney to discuss a number of matters, including refining the draft commitments for Australia's next Open Government National Action Plan.
Open Government Forum workshop - 18 May 2018
15 April 2019
The Open Government Forum held a workshop on 18 May 2018 in Canberra to further develop and refine commitments for Australia's next Open Government National Action Plan.
The agenda, paper and minutes from the workshop are available below.
Outcomes from the Open Government Forum Meeting of 12 April 2018
11 May 2018
The Open Government Forum met on Thursday 12 April 2018 in Melbourne. The meeting focussed on synthesising and prioritising the results of the online and face-to-face consultations on prospective themes and commitments for Australia's second Open Government National Action Plan.
Independent Reporting Mechanism Year 1 Report on Australia’s first Open Government National Action Plan 2016-18
11 April 2018
In its Year 1 Report on Australia's first Open Government National Action Plan 2016-18, the Independent Reporting Mechanism has found that: ‘The Australian government made substantial progress in completing several commitments in areas such as combatting corporate crime and steps to improve the d
Open Government Forum Meeting - 12 April 2018
06 April 2018
The Open Government Forum will meet next Thursday 12 April 2018 in Melbourne to discuss a number of matters, including prospective priority themes and commitments for Australia's next Open Government National Action Plan.
Outcomes from the Open Government Forum Meeting of 22 February 2018
09 March 2018
The Open Government Forum met on Thursday 22 February 2018 in Canberra at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The meeting focussed on an update of the Develop Ideas phase of the Open Government second National Action Plan Workplan.
Open Government Forum Meeting - 22 February 2018
12 February 2018
The Open Government Forum will meet next Thursday 22 February 2018 in Canberra to discuss a number of matters, including the development of Australia's next National Action Plan 2018-20.
Here’s how we’ll develop our second National Action Plan 2018-20
05 February 2018
Australia’s first Open Government National Action Plan 2016-18 – which contains 15 ambitious commitments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technology to