Tag: data

Public sector R&D spend still flatlining: ABS

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
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

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
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...

Australia sanctions second Russian cybercriminal

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The Albanese government has deployed its autonomous cyber sanction powers for the second time, joining the United States and United Kingdom in imposing restrictions on another alleged Russian hacker....

EY’s ATO big data deal grows $47m in a year

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Big four consulting firm EY will be paid another $7.7 million to provide IT data and analytics services to the tax office after it extended a lucrative contract that...