Author: Justin Hendry

Macquarie Uni to host NSW’s $96m RNA vaccine facility

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A $96 million RNA pilot manufacturing facility aimed at bridging the gap between research and commercialisation in New South Wales will be established at Macquarie University after the state...

Govt to close loopholes and mandate local hosting of metadata

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A loophole in Australia’s metadata retention laws allowing non-law enforcement agencies, including local councils, to access telecommunications data will be shut as part of a suite of legislative reforms...

Push to force social media giants to maintain local teams

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Twitter’s decision to axe all its Australian staff is “frustrating” the efforts of the online safety regulator to prevent child exploitation material, leading to calls for tech giants to...

Industry funding model firms for privacy watchdog

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The federal government should explore industry funding models for the country’s privacy watchdog to give it sufficient resourcing to carry out its growing responsibilities, according to the Privacy Act...

Digital rights, industry groups respond to privacy review

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Digital rights groups have broadly embraced reforms to Commonwealth privacy laws put forward after a two-year review but say the proposals could still be “watered down“ by lobbyists in...

No further tech contractor cuts planned at Services Aus

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Services Australia is planning no further cuts to its technology contractor workforce this year after shedding 1245 workers in late 2022 and standing down more over the Christmas and...

Victoria revives plan for health database with no opt-out

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A plan for a centralised health database in Victoria that denies patients the right to opt-out has been revived by the state government, reigniting privacy and data security fears...