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Summer Reading Bonanza 2019

Ho Ho Ho merry readers and welcome to your ultimate guide to summer reading. It’s bloody hot outside Australia! So keep yourselves well hydrated – I recommend mango daiquiris...

‘Heart’s not in it’: Platform review reactions

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s response to the competition watchdog’s inquiry into digital platforms would lead to a “backlog of policy work” heading into the new year, with the Opposition criticising the...

Labor to introduce amendments to ‘repair’ encryption powers

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
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...

Govt delays ACCC platforms response

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
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...

Labor demands an encryption fix now

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Federal Labor has called on the government to fix its highly controversial encryption legislation now instead of waiting for two inquiries to report back in a year. The Assistance...

MPs must improve tech policy debate

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Parliamentarians must work to improve their understanding of technology issues in order to improve the quality debate and avoid a repeat of the controversial encryption and metadata laws, according...

Clare O’Neill on R&D tax incentive

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry policy is at its lowest ebb in years and federal Labor is urging government to re-examine the Turnbull-era Innovation and Science Australia 2030 report for its recommendations on...

Clare O’Neil takes innovation role

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
New shadow innovation minister Clare O’Neil is set to continue Labor’s focus on digital skills and human capital in the technology policy debate. Labor leader Anthony Albanese said Ms...

‘Tech wreck’ senate report this week

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
A senate report into the federal government’s delivery of IT services will be handed down on Tuesday in the wake of another troubled tech project being shut down last...

NEC identity gig faces ANAO audit

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
An investigation has been launched into the suspended biometrics project that NEC Australia was doing for the Australian Crime Intelligence Commission. The audit of the Australian Crime Intelligence Commission’s...