FOI disclosure log
FOI disclosure log policy
The department's Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosure log contains documents released by the department to the FOI applicant as required under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
The disclosure log improves the public's access to government information.
If deemed unreasonable to do so, the department will not publish the following information on the disclosure log:
- personal information or information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication would be unreasonable;
- information that the Australian Information Commissioner has determined should not be disclosed;
- information that cannot reasonably practicably be published because of the extent of modifications necessary to delete any of the above information.
If the link to the document is not working, or the format of the document is not accessible, please request a copy by email to foi@dfat.gov.au, and the department will endeavour to meet all reasonable requests for an alternate format of the document in a timely manner.
The department publishes documents within 10 working days after the FOI applicant is given access to the documents. The exact timeframe varies depending upon the FOI Section and the Information Publishing Sections workload.
All enquiries can be directed to the Freedom of Information Section by using the following contact details:
Email: foi@dfat.gov.au
Mail:
Freedom of Information Section
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
R G Casey Building
John McEwen Crescent
Barton ACT 0221
Australia
The disclosure log has been operational since May 2011.
FOI Reference number LEX13083
Date of access
FOI request
- Any ministerial submissions or briefings provided to the Foreign Minister that are primarily or substantially related to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s Advisory Opinion (AO) on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change generated between 22 July 2025 and 7 November 2025 inclusive. This means other ministerial submissions or briefings may be excluded if they merely mention this ICJAO - this limb seeks only min submissions or briefings to the Foreign Minister that are primarily related to this single climate AO.
- As of 7 November 2025, the most-up-to-date version of talking points provided to the Foreign Minister in relation to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s Advisory Opinion (AO) on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. This seeks only the final version of such talking points that were available as at or around 7 November 2025, not earlier drafts or different versions of the same produced earlier.
- Any correspondence between DFAT and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) related to what the ICJ's Advisory Opinion (AO) on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change means for approval processes for (a) coal, oil and gas (fossil fuel) projects in Australia; or (b) what the same AO means for the Woodside North-West Shelf extension or Browse Basin gas extraction. This part of the search is limited to documents generated between 22 July 2025 and 7 November 2025 inclusive and excludes draft versions. It seeks substantive senior-level correspondence, not working-level correspondence or items such as meeting requests.
Information published in the disclosure log
FOI Reference number LEX12974
Date of access
FOI request
Documents over a three month period (7 July 2025 to 7 October 2025):
- documents relating to indiscriminate killing of civilians by Israel, excluding documents to which legal professional privilege attaches.
- documents relating to intentional killing of civilians by Israel, excluding documents to which legal professional privilege attaches.
- documents relating to evidence that Israel intentionally kills children in Gaza, excluding documents to which legal professional privilege attaches.
- documents relating to Israel denying or hindering to distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza, excluding documents to which legal professional privilege attaches.
- documents relating to whether there is a serious risk of genocide being committed by Israel in Gaza, excluding documents to which legal professional privilege attaches.
- documents relating to the evidence that Hamas burned Israeli babies alive, excluding documents to which legal professional privilege attaches.
Information published in the disclosure log
FOI Reference number LEX13202
Date of access
FOI request
…..documents and communications that authorised the destruction/disposal of the FOI decisions and documents published on your disclosure log reference numbers 10/21016 and 12/4777.
Information published in the disclosure log
FOI Reference number LEX13147
Date of access
FOI request
- From 1 October 2025: All briefings the Assistant Minister has received in relation to the visit to the Solomon Islands in November 2025.
- The Assistant Minister's diary for dates she was in the Solomon Islands.
Information published in the disclosure log
Older disclosure logs
- FOI disclosure log 2025
- FOI disclosure log 2024
- FOI disclosure log 2023
- FOI disclosure log 2022
- FOI disclosure log 2021
- FOI disclosure log 2020
- FOI disclosure log 2019
- FOI disclosure log 2018
- FOI disclosure log 2017
- FOI disclosure log 2016
- FOI disclosure log 2015
- FOI disclosure log 2014
- FOI disclosure log 2013
- FOI disclosure log 2012
- FOI disclosure log 2011
- FOI disclosure log - Australian aid related requests (before 1 November 2013)