Tag: data sharing

MYEFO: Robodebt an ‘unquantifiable’ risk

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has acknowledged its trouble-plagued robodebt scheme is an “unquantifiable risk” to its coffers and announced a range of new tech-focused projects as part of the Mid-Year...

Medicare data plan a privacy risk

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s proposed Medicare data-sharing scheme will put the privacy of all Australians at “serious risk”, a data privacy expert has said. The Coalition unveiled draft legislation for the...

Feds drive $15m data share pilot

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has earmarked $15 million to create a national disability dataset, on the back of plans to introduce a consent-free public sector data sharing scheme. The agreement...

Feds drive $15m data share pilot

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has earmarked $15 million to create a national disability dataset, on the back of plans to introduce a consent-free public sector data sharing scheme. The agreement...

Govt’s consent-free data sharing plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s proposed mandatory public data sharing scheme will not require consent from citizens and its own data authority will not be able to override a department’s decision...

Data sharing not for faint hearted

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The NSW Government chief data scientist Ian Oppermann has been developing governance frameworks for data sharing in national and international forums for the past two and a half years....

New data laws up for discussion

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government wants the right to make more of the citizen data it collects publicly available and sharable for a range of purposes – including research and commercialisation...

Shared data an ‘abuse of trust’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A review has been launched into a Perth startup’s practice of sharing its users’ medical information with law firms, with doctors and civil rights advocates labelling it an “abuse...

Budget 2017 is steady as she goes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal budget nights really are an expectations game. No-one ever gets everything that they want, and sometimes we get things that we specifically don’t want. So really the only...