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Crypto currency laws now passed

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

10 October 2017 | 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

29 August 2017 | 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

22 August 2017 | 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

19 July 2017 | 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

15 June 2017 | 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

14 November 2016 | 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

6 July 2016 | 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,...