Tasmanian Cabinet Agendas
These Agendas were released under FOI. For the story behind their release see "Open-and-shut case of Tasmanian devilry"The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 January 2007
1993 pdf 6.9MB
1994 pdf 7.8 MB
1995 pdf 6.9 MB
Used with kind permission - Chris Slane - chris@slane.co.nz
http://www.slane.co.nz
FOI Resources
Australia
"Report on the Operation of the South Australian Freedom of Information Act 1991 by Nerissa Schwarz, Parliamentary Intern, prepared for Nick Xenophon MLC November 2007 (pdf) download 2.4 MB
"Denying the Public's Right to Know" October 2006, by Michal Alhadeff, ANU Intern prepared for Kelvin Thompson, Shadow Minister for Accountability (pdf) download 864 KB
Canada
The 2002 Canadian Access to Information Review Task Force is an invaluable research source. It commissioned 29 separate pieces of FOI research.
Theses
"Journalists' Use of Freedom of Information in Australia", Taylor Bildstein thesis, Masters in Journalism and Media Studies, University of Tasmania October 2004. 700 KB
Peter Sebina PhD "Freedom of Information and Records Management - A Learning Curve for Botswana"
Abstract and Table of contents pdf 148 KB
Main Thesis pdf 12.9 MB
Audio
Interview conducted by Vanessa Watson, law and journalism student, University of Technology Sydney with Rick Snell on Australian FOI. May 2006. Approximately 23 mins, 19.7 MB mp3 download
Interview conducted by Adrian Middeldorp 3rd year B.Media student (University of Adelaide)
Program MediaRites Radio Adelaide 101.5 FM Broadcast date: 13 May 2008 3:05pm (approx) Approx 9 mins, 11 MB mp3 download
FOI Links
Open and Shut a Australian blog operated by Peter Timmins. Good coverage of FOI and Privacy issues and news
Research on Freedom of Information and Electronic government in China blog site of my postgraduate student Weibing Xiao
Open Government A journal on Freedom of Information
Matthew Moore's FOI blog for the Sydney Morning Herald
Alasdair Roberts website. Al is an associate professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
Dr Stephen Lamble Computer Assisted Reporting and FOI
Privacy International - good coverage of FOI issues.
Freedominfo.org an online network of Freedom of Information advocates.
The Constitution Unit at University College London
The UK Campaign for Freedom of Information
Steve Wood's UK Open Government and Freedom of Information Blog
Maeve McDonagh's FOI web site. Very good on Irish and European Union transparency issues.