Planned amendments to the government’s highly controversial encryption legislation are likely dead in the water following the weekend’s shock election result. Labor had pledged to reform the bill, which...
Communications
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Less than two months ago Australia was perched alone, like a shag on a rock, in its hard line banning of Huawei from the network build. It was not...
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Anyone who attends the ACCC and Australian Energy Regulator (AER) annual regulatory conference is struck by the existential dilemma that afflicts competition regulators. Their economic world view is that...
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The popular interactive games fund would be reinstated under an elected Labor government, with $25 million in funding pledged over three years. Labor leader Bill Shorten made the election...
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There are varying opinions of who should be Australia’s next cyber security chief, what that role should look like, and whether there’s an opportunity for an incoming government to...
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Two announcements this week have painted a grim picture of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the lead-up to the federal election, and for many Australian consumers there is...
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The Digital Transformation Agency is on the hunt for a chief information officer as it prepares for an “exciting period of development and change”. The role will not be...
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Voters should hold the major political parties to account on digital rights and remember the recent litany of tech failures when heading to the polls, Digital Rights Watch chair...
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A re-elected Coalition government has unveiled a $156 million package to bolster Australia’s cyber security defences and improve the nation’s ability to quickly respond to online attacks. The Prime...
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Chinese telecommunications powerhouse Huawei has been given the go ahead to participate in Britain’s 5G network rollouts, media reports out of the UK have confirmed. If UK Secretary of...
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Labor’s planned $4 million national centre of excellence for artificial intelligence will be based in Melbourne, with the Opposition turning its attention towards using technology for social good. Labor...
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The federal election campaign has officially kicked off, and it’s already clear that the tech sector will not feature in the prominent way it did during former PM Malcolm...
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The Shadow Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland has released Labor’s election policy for the National Broadband Network (NBN). The plan focuses on the future and tackles key issues including...
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Federal Labor has earmarked $125 million toward an NBN quick-fix for up to 750,000 customers with poor in-home cabling, and a further $60 million to conduct fibre-upgrade trials that...