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Digital platform regulators release working paper on…
The paper considers how immersive technologies may affect the media environment, privacy, online safety, consumer protection…
Published
24 September 2025

Kmart’s use of facial recognition to tackle refund fraud…
The Privacy Commissioner has found that Kmart breached Australians’ privacy by collecting their personal and sensitive…
Determination
Facial recognition technology
Privacy
Published
18 September 2025

Appointment of next Freedom of Information Commissioner
The OAIC today welcomed the appointment of Alice Linacre PSM as the Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner,…
Freedom of Information
Published
22 August 2025
Latest blogs

Is there a place for facial recognition in Australian…
Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind writes about her recent determination on Kmart’s earlier use of facial recognition…
Published
18 September 2025

Getting AI right benefits businesses, productivity and the…
Strong privacy governance and safeguards are essential for businesses to gain advantage from AI and build trust and…
Artificial intelligence
Published
31 July 2025

Ministers have a duty to uphold open government
Following the decision in Attorney-General v Patrick, the OAIC has updated the FOI Guidelines on ministers’ responsibilities.
Freedom of Information
Information access
Published
29 May 2025