Tag: George Brandis

Crypto currency laws now passed

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Laws regulating digital currency exchanges for the first time have been approved by Parliament in a major milestone for the burgeoning local sector. The amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering...

New protections for critical assets

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It started with the telecommunications sector, now the Australian government is looking to better ‘safeguard’ other parts of Australia’s critical infrastructure – electricity, water and ports – from potential...

Govt quietly flags IP changes

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
The Turnbull government quietly slipped out its response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into intellectual property arrangements last Friday afternoon, supporting a recommendation to wipe out second level IP...

Telco security is the new frontier

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms (TSSR) have now passed the Senate after a bipartisan show of support for the legislation that formalises the telecommunications industry’s responsibility to protect their...

Govt is right to target OTT comms

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Turnbull government has announced plans for legislation to compel tech companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Google to unscramble the encrypted communications increasingly used by terrorists and...

Crypto-politics: A sleeper awakes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s assertion that technology companies should help security services circumvent encryption measures has drawn a sharp response from Greens senator Scott Ludlam. Senator Ludlam has long...

Govt strengthens telecom security

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Protecting critical telecommunications infrastructure is a key national priority and to secure this vital asset the government has introduced new telecommunications security legislation into parliament. Cyber-attacks by hackers, criminals...

Digital arts needs much more focus

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It is hardly news that the Australian government’s Arts budget had been decimated by the proudly-culture free Tony Abbott and the Queenslander he put in charge of the portfolio,...