Tag: Christian Porter

Facing the Husic: Labor’s Industry focus

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
It was either fortuitous timing or smart politics that led to Labor to unveil its flagship industry policy less than 24 hours after the Prime Minister buried his most...

Andrews’ promotion is a manufacturing loss

Posted on   |  by Brent Balinski
For a long time, manufacturing lacked an industry minister with a lock on the job, there for the long term and with the necessary, hard-won credibility it takes to...

Industry groups welcome new tech ministers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Industry and professional groups are confident the local technology sector will not be lost in Monday’s cabinet reshuffle, which saw Karen Andrews elevated from the Industry portfolio to Home...

Tech portfolios are where the bodies get buried

Posted on   |  by James Riley
What does it say about this government’s attitude to science and technology that the Prime Minister ‘buries’ his two most controversial Cabinet members by giving them tech-heavy portfolios, regardless...

Porter the fifth Industry minister in five years

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Embattled Attorney-General Christian Porter is set to become the new Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, the fifth person to hold the position in the five years as part...

Govt drops ball on data breach penalty reform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Two years after promising “tough” new penalties for data breaches, the government is still yet to actually introduce the reforms, despite acknowledging at the time that the current scheme...

Gig economy ‘crisis’ needs basic regulation: TWU

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The gig economy is in “crisis” and there is a need for urgent action from the federal government after the deaths of five delivery riders in Australia in the...

Encryption report handed to government

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The independent national security monitor’s report on Australia’s highly contentious encryption laws has been handed to government but will not be made public until August at the earliest. Independent...

Privacy safeguards useless without funding

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s privacy office “urgently” needs more funding to properly conduct its oversight role of the COVIDSafe contact tracing app, with Labor calling for three standalone commissioners to also be...
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