Tag: data

myGov passkey logins among world’s first

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myGov has become one of the world’s first digital government services to roll out passkeys, removing the need for users to use a password to log into the platform....

NSW calls it: eConveyancing needs ACCC oversight

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The national competition regulator has been urged to monitor the electronic conveyancing market by the NSW Productivity and Equality Commission, as federal assistant minister for competition Andrew Leigh called...

eConveyancing: Regulator halts project after PEXA delays

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Australia’s electronic conveyancing regulator has paused its data interoperability reforms aimed at breaking the market dominance of Property Exchange Australia (PEXA), which currently controls 90 per cent of the...

Domestic violence data focus for digital ministers

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Domestic violence data sharing blockages facing federal, state and territory policing agencies will form the basis of discussions between Australia’s digital and data ministers on Friday.   Digital and...

Public sector R&D spend still flatlining: ABS

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There was no movement on the amount spent on research and development activity inside government organisations in the first year of the Albanese government when measured as a proportion...

Age verification trial tests to be outsourced

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A trial of age verification technologies will be managed by the Department of Communications, but technical effectiveness tests will be done by a third-party expert selected through a competitive...

Tighter online safety ‘expectations’ to protect kids

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Digital platforms now face additional online safety standards when deploying generative AI and recommender algorithms through updates to the regulator’s Basic Online Safety Expectations. A key new requirement is...

Long-awaited WA privacy legislation emerges

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The Western Australian government has introduced long-awaited privacy legislation, promising its first-ever privacy commissioner and a mandatory data breach notification scheme should it pass before the fast-approaching election. The...

$206m for cyber and data uplift amid business register fallout

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A $206.4 million Budget commitment to improved data capability and cybersecurity has been given to Australia’s two financial regulators, among a series of smaller cyber upgrades. The funding, included...