Labor’s proposed amendments to the highly contentious encryption legislation were a welcome step in the right direction, but “tinkering at the edges” won’t fix the underlying issues with the...
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A new Senate Select Committee will look into foreign interference on social media and the spread of misinformation that undermines Australia’s democracy. Labor put forward the motion to create...
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Services Australia will be up and running as an executive agency rather than a department from February next year, and the Department of Communications has been rolled in with...
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The federal government has put its changes to the research and development tax incentive (RDTI) back on the table, with plans to shave $1.8 billion from the scheme. Treasurer...
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Cultural change that enables a better understanding and acceptance of strategic risk in Australia among everyone from board directors to employees, students, researchers and policymakers remains an elusive key...
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Australian startups have been “collateral damage” in the global backlash against Big Tech, with some urgent reforms needed to support the sector, according to the Crossroads 2020 report. The...
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The Australian technology sector has never been in better shape, with an abundance of capital and emerging success stories, but complacency risks early-stage companies being forgotten. That’s the key...
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The first Crossroads report, published in April 2014, contained a foreword written by Adrian Turner that started with the line “Australia is facing some tough decisions that will define...
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The federal government must do more to confront emerging tech giants like Tiktok over its “problematic practices” and to better inform Australians about the risks associated with using them,...
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The competition watchdog’s year-long inquiry into customer loyalty programs has reinforced recommendations from the ACCC’s earlier digital platforms inquiry for significant privacy and data security reforms. The Australian Competition...
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Labor will this week introduce amendments “repairing” the encryption legislation in an effort to qualify Australia for a controversial data-sharing agreement with the US. The Opposition will attempt to...
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Governments have a very different relationship with their customers than private sector corporations like banks and online retailers, and a citizen has different motivations for using a governmental service...
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The federal government is quietly planning to delay responding to the competition watchdog’s landmark digital platforms inquiry until the new year, a move the opposition claims will damage the...
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Controversial legislation greatly expanding the scope of Medicare data-matching is set to sail through Parliament after Labor offered its full support for the bill. The Health Legislation Amendment (Data-matching)...