Australia has secured an expedited data-sharing deal with the United States, but won’t be able to officially sign it until the second half of next year, after the federal...
The Commonwealth and all state and territory governments have agreed to share data across jurisdictions as a “default position” when it can be done safely, paving the way for...
The NSW Government has launched a new data strategy it says will create better outcomes for citizens while protecting their privacy, with more information to flow between agencies and...
Labor will vote against the government’s “reckless” plan to open up data sharing, saying the privacy risks are too high and the scheme “opens the door to another robodebt-like...
State, territory and Commonwealth digital ministers have agreed to press ahead with the Prime Minister’s plan for national consistent digital identity and data sharing schemes, and noted the rollout...
Federal and state governments will work on a new intergovernmental agreement on data-sharing, as plans to greatly increase the sharing of public sector-held information continue. The intergovernmental agreement, which...
The privacy watchdog has urged the government to reverse its plan to exempt any information sent under its new data-sharing scheme from Freedom of Information requests. Legislation introducing a...
New laws that “fundamentally change” the way the federal government handles the personal data of Australians will have “enormous consequences” for individual privacy, civil and digital rights groups have...
The Australian Medical Association has sounded the alarm over the federal government’s flagship new data-sharing scheme, warning there are no minimum privacy protections and that private health information could...
After three years in the works, the government’s long-awaited data sharing scheme for public sector information has been knocked back at the first test, with a group of senators...