Australian Open Government Data

Australian Open Government Data is the Australian Government's official open data portal, serving as the central source for publicly accessible government datasets from federal, state, territory, and local government agencies across Australia. Managed by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's Data and Digital Branch, the platform operat... es under the Australian Government's Public Data Policy Statement released in December 2015 as part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda, which mandates that government agencies make non-sensitive data open by default. Australian Open Government Data provides free access to over thirty thousand anonymized public datasets covering diverse topics including statistics, meteorology, mineral resources, native title information, business registrations, environmental data, infrastructure planning, energy efficiency, and publicly-funded research data from universities and private institutions in the public interest. The platform enables citizens, researchers, businesses, and organizations to find, access, reuse, and analyze government data to unlock insights that support economic growth, improve service delivery, transform policy outcomes, and benefit Australian society. Overseen by the Office of the National Data Commissioner and integrated with the Australian Government Data Catalogue and Dataplace systems, Australian Open Government Data supports transparency, accountability, and evidence-based decision-making while maintaining strong commitments to privacy, security, and responsible data management in accordance with Australian legislation and the DATA Scheme framework.Read More