The biggest social media companies in the world, including Facebook and TikTok, have been summoned to appear before an Australian parliamentary committee investigating misinformation and foreign interference online. The...
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Ribit, the digital student job and internship matchmaking service set up by the CSIRO’s Data61 as part of funding from the federal Digital Careers program has been acquired by...
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The events of 2020 are reshaping the way we live, work, teach and learn. And while we have all been affected differently, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on...
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Federal guidance for the new decentralised and deregulated cybersecurity regime has been released to mixed reviews, with some concerned that the new framework puts Australian companies at a disadvantage...
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The recent independent national security monitor’s report on Australia’s anti-encryption powers and the ongoing parliamentary inquiry should be a “significant turning point” for the highly controversial legislation, Digital Rights...
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The ACCC is taking Google to court again, this time over its expanded collection and use of personal information for targeted advertising, as the competition watchdog’s crusade against the...
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More private contractors are set to be brought in to help further develop the federal government’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app, which successfully identified a new close contact for the...
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The federal government should take the lead to fund a Clean Pipes cyber security strategy to ensure individuals and SMEs are better protected online, a new report by the...
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The increased reliance on outside consultants by the Digital Transformation Agency is leading to a loss of jobs and expertise in the public service, according to federal Labor. Shadow...
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Earlier this week the Department of Home Affairs published the Industry Advisory Panel report which seeks to feed a neat sixty recommendations from industry into Australia’s upcoming 2020 Cyber...
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The world is entering a dark place as trust breaks down at societal, governmental and digital levels, and Australia will need to dig deep to survive and become more...
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The NSW government has unveiled a tech procurement taskforce aimed at building sovereign capability and the transfer of skills and capability into the state’s public service delivery programs Having last...
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The government’s plan to integrate its $200 million digital identity with the myGov service platform has been delayed, even as the Digital Transformation Agency prepares an awareness campaign for...
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The powerful national security committee of the Parliament has restarted its inquiry into the government’s highly controversial encryption laws with a public hearing set for next week. The Parliamentary...