---
title: Open Government Partnership — Australia
type: governance
status: inactive
country: AU
website: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://ogpau.pmc.gov.au
summary: Australia's participation in the international Open Government Partnership,
  producing a National Action Plan 2016–18 with commitments on transparency, citizen
  empowerment, anti-corruption, and technology in governance — the dedicated site
  is no longer live.
concepts:
- radical-transparency
- e-government
- constitutional-democracy
location:
  latitude: -35.2809
  longitude: 149.13
  name: Canberra, Australia
  precision: city
events:
- date: '2015-11-30'
  title: Australia signs Letter of Intent to join the Open Government Partnership
  url: https://www.opengovpartnership.org/documents/australia-letter-of-intent-to-join-ogp/
  quote: Australia Letter of Intent to Join OGP 30th November 2015
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-10'
  notable: true
- date: '2016-12-01'
  title: Australia's first Open Government National Action Plan released
  url: https://www.opengovpartnership.org/members/australia/
  proof_level: medium
  url_checked: '2026-08-10'
  notable: false
  proof_warning: true
- date: '2018-09-21'
  title: Australia's second Open Government National Action Plan (2018-20) formally
    released
  url: https://www.financeminister.gov.au/media-release/2018/09/21/release-second-open-government-national-action-plan
  proof_level: medium
  url_checked: '2026-08-10'
  notable: false
  proof_warning: true
- date: '2020-11-06'
  title: Draft third National Action Plan went through final consultation but was
    never formally submitted, marking the point the initiative went dormant
  url: https://www.ipc.nsw.gov.au/news/open-government-partnership-final-public-consultation-draft-commitments-australias-third-national-action-plan
  quote: 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.
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-10'
  notable: true
---

Australia participated in the [Open Government Partnership](https://www.opengovpartnership.org/) (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 dedicated OGP Australia site (ogpau.pmc.gov.au) was hosted by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Australia's OGP membership lapsed after 2018 and was not renewed under subsequent governments.

## Links

- Archive: [ogpau.pmc.gov.au (Wayback Machine)](https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://ogpau.pmc.gov.au)
- International body: [opengovpartnership.org](https://www.opengovpartnership.org/)

## See also

- [Radical Transparency](../concepts/radical-transparency.md)
- [E-Government](../concepts/e-government.md)
- [Constitutional Democracy](../concepts/constitutional-democracy.md)
- [Open Government Partnership Australia](../../blog/posts/2018-02-22.md) — DOD meetup report, 2018