Open Government Partnership — Australia
Australia participates in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) — an international multilateral initiative in which governments commit to concrete reforms on transparency, civic participation, and accountability. Australia's first National Action Plan (2016–18) comprised 15 commitments across four themes: transparency, citizen empowerment, anti-corruption, and technology to strengthen governance.
The original dedicated OGP Australia site (ogpau.pmc.gov.au) was hosted by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Participation lapsed after the second action plan (2018–20) went unimplemented, but was renewed in 2023: a third National Action Plan (2023–25) was co-created with civil society and published in December 2023, stewardship moved to the Attorney-General's Department, and a fourth Open Government Forum — with equal government and civil society representation — was appointed in May 2026 to begin co-creating the next plan. The international movement's 2026 results report on Australia noted seven of eight NAP3 commitments completed or substantially completed.
Links
- Current program: ag.gov.au — Australia's Open Government Partnership
- Archive of the original site: ogpau.pmc.gov.au (Wayback Machine)
- International body: opengovpartnership.org
See also
- Radical Transparency
- E-Government
- Constitutional Democracy
- Open Government Partnership Australia — DOD meetup report, 2018
History
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2015-11-30
Australia signs Letter of Intent to join the Open Government PartnershipOrigin of Australia's OGP membership
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Australia Letter of Intent to Join OGP 30th November 2015
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2016-12-01
Australia's first Open Government National Action Plan released
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2018-09-21
Australia's second Open Government National Action Plan (2018-20) formally released
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2020-11-06
Draft third National Action Plan went through final consultation but was never formally submitted, marking the point the initiative went dormantProcess setback, not a delivered outcome
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The Open Government Forum is seeking final feedback on the draft Commitments proposed to be included in Australia's Third National Action Plan (NAP3). The Forum is open to feedback until Friday, 6 November 2020.
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2023-12-15
Third National Action Plan (2023–25) published, renewing Australia's OGP engagement after the post-2020 dormancyMajor publication
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The Australian Government worked with civil society to develop a Third National Action Plan (NAP3), which was published on 15 December 2023. It captures an ambitious plan for open government, transparency and accountability.
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2026-05-08
Australia's fourth Open Government Forum appointed, with co-creation of the fourth National Action Plan beginningCommittee formation, not itself an outcome
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The Attorney-General appointed Forum members from those rated suitable by the panel, with successful candidates announced on 8 May 2026.
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