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Digital digital identity Policy

Govt mulls ID points to use for social media

The federal government is considering requiring identification checks for the use of social media platforms as part of its broader big tech crackdown, a proposal which has been rejected...

Stiglitz backs Australia’s Big Tech media code

4 December 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Former World Bank chief economist and Nobel laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz has thrown his support behind Australia’s proposed mandatory news bargaining code for big tech companies, but said the...

Electric vehicle tax is bad policy, denies reality

25 November 2020 | by Denham Sadler

A new tax in Victoria on the use of electric vehicles is a bad policy that will disincentive use of the technology and put Australia even further behind the...

Govt must prepare for life after Big Tech: Report

21 October 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The government needs to fast-track significant privacy reforms, put a cap on contracts handed to tech giants and invest in the startup sector in order to address an over-reliance...