A privacy report on the government’s controversial contact tracing app will be released this week, with the app’s source code also to be made public and scrutinised as the...
Policy
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The federal government has admitted it is facing an uphill battle to go where other countries have failed, and to legally force Google and Facebook to share ad revenue...
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When I grew up in Adelaide there was a feeling that South Australia was the centre of manufacturing. The home of Holden and Chrysler, of the Hills Hoist and...
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Of the seven delivery provider contracts worth $140 million awarded by the Department of Industry for its Entrepreneurs Programme, five contracts – worth about $109 million – were with...
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Former Tasmanian premier Will Hodgman has been appointed to lead the federal government’s Business Growth Fund, despite legislation paving the way for the initiative not having yet passed through...
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To have any chance of getting millions of Australians to use its COVID-19 contact tracing app the federal government will have to earn the trust of the public and...
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At the recent AFR banking and wealth conference, held as a virtual event during these unprecedented times, ACCC chairman Rod Sims reasserted a commitment to keeping the July 1...
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The Opposition has not been consulted at all on the federal government’s plans for developing a COVID-19 contact tracing app, amid concerns it will “fail” unless privacy and protections...
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The Australian Federal Police has used the controversial Clearview AI app on multiple occasions despite previously denying it had ever accessed the “deeply problematic” facial recognition platform. Founded by...
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A Bluetooth-based contact tracing app is being developed through the federal Digital Transformation Agency and will be launched within weeks by the federal government. Media organisations were provided details...
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Every crisis provides an opportunity and COVID-19 is no exception. Not only has it exposed the gaps in Australia’s manufacturing supply chains, but it has also more broadly demonstrated...
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Australia’s industry structure is broken – so with your help we are going to develop a new deal manufacturing plan to help make it right. It has taken COVID-19 to...
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Strict policy-based structures no longer meet the security needs of organisations in a modern digital economy and would be better served through the creation of zero trust environments augmented...
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The federal government is yet to respond to a series of transparency and data security issues surrounding its official COVID-19 information app that have been raised by a number...