Treasury-proposed reforms that aim to protect consumers from subscription traps should be re-scoped as they could inadvertently disadvantage consumers, according to the Tech Council of Australia. In a submission...
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Government support for industry-developed micro-credentials can reverse a decline in productivity growth and should be prioritised by government, according to one of the Parliament’s emerging leaders on technology and...
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Services Australia still doesn’t have the legislative authority to re-commence the use of automated systems to support the processing of welfare claims 20 months since they were paused, according...
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Just days out from the United States presidential election last month, X (formerly Twitter) suddenly crippled the ability of many major media and political organisations to reach audiences on...
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The global AI race is fully taking shape. Billions have been invested by leading frontier AI developers like OpenAI in the United States and Huawei in China. Beyond Washington...
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Australia will set broad limits on anticompetitive behaviour by big tech companies under a proposed framework that could impose penalties of up to $50 million, more than two years...
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Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under the age of 16, with the bill passing in the last hour of Parliament for the...
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The federal government’s social media ban for under-16s has been given the green light by a Senate committee, paving the way for the bill to pass into law before...
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Social media platforms could use information they already hold about an individual to infer whether that user is under 16, avoiding the need to collect further identification or biometric...
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On November 21 2024, the Albanese government unveiled its bill to introduce a minimum age of 16 for most social media platforms. The government claims the bill is necessary...
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The national competition watchdog is assessing claims that eConveyancing monopolist PEXA engaged in anti-competitive conduct during efforts that were supposed to make its systems interoperable with competitors. These efforts...
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The consumer watchdog is considering drastically scaling back its regular updates on the most significant scams impacting Australia after data difficulties delayed its latest report by three months. Additional...
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The Victorian government will roll out connected electronic medical record systems to more hospitals and health services, streamlining access to patient information and replacing paper-based systems. Health minister Mary-Anne...
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Tech giants face fines of up to $50 million for breaches of Australia’s online safety laws under legislation introduced to give rise to a world-first social media ban for...