The government will launch a new data-matching scheme for sensitive medical information, designed to crack down on Medicare fraud, after controversial legislation sailed through Parliament with support from the...
The Australian Data and Digital Council had agreed to national API standards to enable all levels of government – as well as outside third-party organisations – to more easily...
If you work in the tech industry and you have a view on the federal encryption laws, we would love your feedback on the commercial impact of the laws....
Labor’s proposed amendments to the highly contentious encryption legislation were a welcome step in the right direction, but “tinkering at the edges” won’t fix the underlying issues with the...
A new Senate Select Committee will look into foreign interference on social media and the spread of misinformation that undermines Australia’s democracy. Labor put forward the motion to create...
Services Australia will be up and running as an executive agency rather than a department from February next year, and the Department of Communications has been rolled in with...
The federal government has put its changes to the research and development tax incentive (RDTI) back on the table, with plans to shave $1.8 billion from the scheme. Treasurer...
Cultural change that enables a better understanding and acceptance of strategic risk in Australia among everyone from board directors to employees, students, researchers and policymakers remains an elusive key...
Australian startups have been “collateral damage” in the global backlash against Big Tech, with some urgent reforms needed to support the sector, according to the Crossroads 2020 report. The...
The Australian technology sector has never been in better shape, with an abundance of capital and emerging success stories, but complacency risks early-stage companies being forgotten. That’s the key...