Private company

Australian Policy Online

Australian non-profit organisation

Australian Policy Online (APO) is a not-for-profit open access repository or digital library, specialising in public policy grey literature, mainly from Australia and New Zealand, with some coverage of other countries. The organisation was founded as Australian Policy Online before changing its name to the Analysis & Policy Observatory in 2017 and reverting back to the original name in 2025.2 It is part of McKinnon.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1

Australian Policy Online (APO) is a not-for-profit open access repository or digital library, specialising in public policy grey literature, mainly from Australia and New Zealand, with some coverage of other countries. The organisation was founded as Australian Policy Online before changing its name to the Analysis & Policy Observatory in 2017 and reverting back to the original name in 2025.2

Leadership

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Board members and other officers (1)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • McKinnon since 2024

Former owners and parents

  • Swinburne University of Technology 2002 to 2003

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2024Acquired Acquired by McKinnon1
  2. 2002Acquired Acquired by Swinburne University of Technology1
  3. 2002Founded Founded1

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