The work and research of our open government data are still in infancy, making it imminent to accelerate the process of China's open government data by learning from the experience of developed countries. Through analyzing the institutional settings and combing the policies and regulations of Australian open government data, the following practices are useful for our country: comprehensively coordinating the functions of related agencies, establishing complete open data policies and regulations, focusing on data privacy and security, and fostering government data open and sharing.