The countdown has begun, the clock is ticking and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s 2022 Federal Budget will be delivered on the evening of next Tuesday March 29. As ever in...
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The media regulator will be handed new powers to enforce social media misinformation codes, nearly three years after this recommendation was first made and almost a year since a...
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A “comprehensive legislative package” will be considered as the federal government continues to progress a series of reforms surrounding the regulation of cryptocurrency in Australia. Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg,...
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The federal government has unveiled draft legislation for its video game development tax offset scheme, revealing that the Arts minister will determine the eligibility of a company’s expenditure for...
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Labor’s crushing election victory in South Australia will see the state’s controversial electric vehicles road usage tax repealed. Labor claimed a comprehensive victory over the Liberal government in the...
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The data and systems used to measure innovation and commercialisation in Australia is no longer working for us, according to chief scientist Cathy Foley, who says our innovation metrics...
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Three NSW council elections have been voided due to problems with the state’s digital voting system, which will be scrapped indefinitely following the major technology glitch. NSW’s iVote system...
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There is no way to opt-out of data sharing when using ABC platforms the broadcaster has conceded, after experts publicly demonstrated user information being sent to third-party companies this...
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The Queensland government on Wednesday unveiled $55 million worth of electric vehicle incentives and charging infrastructure to support its 10-year plan for zero emission vehicles uptake. The first $45...
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In his last speech as head of Australia’s competition watchdog, Rod Sims has implored economists to stop viewing consumer law as “the poor cousin of competition law” and called...
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A government-led Parliamentary committee has called for statutory requirements around social media algorithmic transparency, potential regulation of end-to-end encryption and continued scrutiny of Big Tech companies. The House of...
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The federal Opposition has backed growing calls from industry for a Council of Technology Regulators to be established to address the “ad hoc” nature of tech policy development in...
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Some of Australia’s most esteemed defamation lawyers have called on the federal government to scrap its controversial “anti-trolling” bill, saying it has “significant defects” and would likely leave victims...
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s 2022 Federal Budget is shaping as a colossus of the genre. Election years always ratchet up expectations, but with reports of a government war chest worth...