Civil society has been “completely sidelined and ignored” in the inquiry into the government’s proposed new hacking powers, after no civil or digital rights groups were invited to the...
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The government’s Online Safety Bill has been given the green light by a Senate committee, paving the way for its debate in Parliament this week. In the final report,...
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Google has returned fire at Microsoft after the Redmond-based behemoth singled out the search and advertising giant in calls for more technology and media regulation in the United States. Microsoft’s...
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It is important to mark milestones and to celebrate successes. This is how most of us maintain forward momentum in important work. But when the ‘success’ is so lame...
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The ACCC has begun exploring the introduction of “choice screens” in the Australian market as it tightens its focus on US search giant Google. Choice screens allow users to...
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The Victorian government’s decision to “part-privatise” key elements of VicRoads has been criticised by the services union, which called on the plan to be scrapped and the tech work...
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A youth case worker stood down from a Victorian health department service provider on suspicion of accessing child pornography continued to access sensitive information about clients for months afterwards,...
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A government advisory group’s report on ransomware calling on Australian businesses to implement basic cybersecurity practices to mitigate risks is a “missed opportunity”. The Cyber Security Strategy Industry Advisory...
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The Queensland government has established a panel of experts to assess and help guide the state’s sustainable hydrogen supply chain with an eye to building export capability no later...
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Grants of up to $1 million are now available for Australian manufacturers looking to commercialise new manufacturing products and processes, through a new $30 million fund. Industry Minister Karen...
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American technology giants’ surveillance capitalism model of exploiting the personal data of individuals is “unconscionable” and will be increasingly curbed through regulation in Australia and abroad, Home Affairs secretary...
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Some of Australia’s largest tech companies have written to the tax office requesting a “collaborative workshop” to improve how software claims are dealt with under the research and development...
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Australian governments and tech platforms who are at loggerheads should take a step back and compromise, according to Salesforce Australia chief executive officer Pip Marlow, who says “stakeholder capitalism” has...
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The Online Safety Bill “sausage” is still being made, according to the eSafety Commissioner, with the detail about how sweeping new content and site blocking powers will be implemented...