FOI disclosure logs

Our freedom of information (FOI) disclosure log provides access to information released in response to a request for an FOI access to documents.

PM&C publishes information released under section 11A of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). Information on how to make a FOI request is available.

The disclosure log requirement does not apply to:

  • personal information about any person if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’
  • information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’
  • other information covered by a determination made by the Australian Information Commissioner if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’
  • any information if it is not reasonably practicable to publish the information because of the extent of modifications that would need to be made to delete the information listed in the above dot points.

Deletions have been made to the documents in accordance with the exemptions available under the FOI Act.

Date of access28 March 2025
Reference numberFOI/2024/380
FOI request

Ministerial international travel request - the Hon Patrick Gorman MP - France - 14-19 July 2024.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2024/380
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication28 March 2025
Date of access26 March 2025
Reference numberFOI/2024/277IC
FOI request

Records about 2020 decision to withdraw deductible gift recipient status for the China Matters organisation.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2024/277IC
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication27 March 2025
Date of access20 March 2025
Reference numberFOI/2024/370
FOI request
  • correspondence and file notes of telephone conversations between Scott Morrison and President of Russia, Vladimir Putin between 1 January 2020 and 23 May 2022; and
  • correspondence and file notes of telephone conversations between Scott Morrison and (then) President of the United States of America, Donald Trump between 1 January 2020 and 20 January 2021.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2024/370
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication27 March 2025
Date of access19 March 2025
Reference numberPM/25/001
FOI request

… access to the Prime Minister’s diary for the period 01/01/24 to 01/11/24 for entries that pertain to:

  • meetings with NRL representatives  or their lobbyists
  • meetings with the AFL representatives or their lobbyists
  • meetings with the ARU representatives or their lobbyists
  • meetings with Australian Institute of Sport representatives or their lobbyists
  • meetings with Australian Sports Commission representatives or their lobbyists
Information published in the disclosure log PM/25/001
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication20 March 2025
Date of access18 March 2025
Reference numberFOI/2020/231IC
FOI request

Documents related to the award of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal to commercial contractors.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2020/231IC
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication21 March 2025
Date of access14 March 2025
Reference numberFOI/2025/003
FOI request

Exit rate for First Nations employees and overall PM&C employees.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2025/003
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication28 March 2025
Date of access12 March 2025
Reference numberFOI/2024/387
FOI request
  1. I wish to obtain a copy of the Department's fraud and corruption control plan;
  2. I wish to obtain a copy of any document produced by a Peter Rush or a John Reid relating to reports of fraud and corruption within the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal program.
    PM&C claims that it does not tolerate fraud and corruption and takes all reasonable measures to prevent, detect and respond to fraud. Despite its claim, documents released to FOI reveal particular public officials tolerated fraud and appear to have failed to report it in accordance with their duties to do so.
    Please refer to FOI/2020/246 regarding the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal Regulations Delegation.
  3. I wish to obtain a copy of the document delegating HOSM powers to the person that followed Peter Rush.
  4. I wish to obtain a document recording name, position and contact details of the Department's most senior public official responsible for ensuing the Department's fraud and corruption control framework is regularly reviewed and aligns with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Framework 2017.
Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2024/387
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication13 March 2025
Date of access12 March 2025
Reference numberFOI/2024/233 and FOI/2025/015
FOI request

Documents relating to the assessment of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal, for humanitarian service given in Afghanistan.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2024/233 and FOI/2025/015
Other informationReleased in full.
Date of publication13 March 2025
Date of access11 March 2025
Reference numberFOI/2024/367
FOI request

All documents or files held by the Department of PM&C, or by the Prime Minister's Office, relating to the Prime Minister's call with Donald Trump on 7 November.

Please include documents including, but not limited to: internal emails and correspondence; emails and correspondence with US counterparts; any briefing notes, talking points, speech notes or similar documents prepared for the call; any summaries, minutes or transcripts prepared after the call; any emails relating to the preparation of the readout which was publicly released after the call; any draft versions or alternate versions of the readout which were prepared; any audio files of the call which may have been captured.

Please limit searches for these documents to the period 3 November to 8 November 2024. Please exclude publicly available documents (news clippings etc)

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2024/367
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication17 March 2025
Date of access03 March 2025
Reference numberFOI/2023/302
FOI request

Communications sent by PM&C relating to candidates and/or appointments for the National Reconstruction Fund board between January and October 2023.

Information published in the disclosure log FOI/2023/302
Other informationReleased in part.
Date of publication04 March 2025
  1. This column provides the date that the FOI applicant was given access to a document under s 11A.
  2. This column provides a short summary of the FOI access request.
  3. This column provides a short summary of the information provided under s 11A.

In accordance with the IPS requirements, agencies are required to publish details of material released under the FOI Act within 10 working days of an applicant being given access to the documents.

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