Abstract: Government information and documents have been deemed to be the property of government agencies and institutions to decide whether or not to publicize the information. With the development and progress of society, the right to know concept gradually formed a consensus as a basic human right to be protected. Under the impetus of the media and the public, Australia began to pay attention to protecting the public right to know, and accordingly developed a Freedom of Information Act on disclosure of government information to ensure the realization of the citizens right to know.

Key words: Australia, Freedom of Information Act, right to know