More than 60 per cent of decisions made by the Information Commissioner last year overturned decisions made by government departments, with hundreds more settled without a formal decision being made.

The Information Commissioner received more 928 applications for reviews of Freedom of Information requests in 2018-19, an 80 per cent jump on the 510 applications received four years ago, The Canberra Times reports.

The front pages of Australia's major newspapers on Monday morning. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

Of the 60 formal decisions made by the Commissioner, 37 were set aside and a new decision made, four were varied, and just 19 were affirmed. Two of the affirmations were revised during the review to grant greater access to the documents sought under FOI.

Another two of the affirmations involved the Information Commissioner agreeing a document should be released.