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Digital ministers meeting gets cyber focus

All three federal ministers responsible for digital and cybersecurity will take part in the first inter-jurisdictional meeting of digital ministers to occur since the formation of the new Albanese...

Australia to lead global ransomware taskforce

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia will chair a taskforce of like-minded countries set on tackling ransomware through greater intelligence sharing and coordination between law enforcement and cyber security agencies. The International Counter Ransomware...

Budget offers scattered SRI investment, but no big picture yet

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
The 2022 Budget includes at least 30 specific measures that involve, in one way or another, investment in science, research, and innovation (SRI). These include initiatives to undertake research...

Digital ID could prevent Optus breach repeat: Home Affairs

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Biometrically anchored digital identities would go a long way to preventing a repeat of the massive irreversible loss of identity information experienced with the Optus data breach, the Department...

Good privacy reform rests on well-resourced tech regulators

Posted on   |  by Sarah O’Connor
Following the recent spate of data breaches, much of the public conversation has focused on the need for regulatory reform to protect Australians’ privacy and “incentivise better behaviour” from...

Victoria’s Innovation minister to quit politics at election

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria’s Innovation and Digital Economy minister Jaala Pulford has announced plans to leave politics at the upcoming state election next month. In a statement on Wednesday morning, Ms Pulford...