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Govt mulls human rights commission downgrade

The federal government may not appoint a new Human Rights Commissioner to replace outgoing Ed Santow when his five-year term ends this month, according to sources familiar with the...

Govt technology procurement is a ‘vulnerability’

1 June 2021 | by Denham Sadler

The procurement process is a key point of weakness in the government’s development and use of emerging technologies, and human rights need to be better considered in this process,...

Act now on tech to avoid another robodebt: Santow

31 May 2021 | by Denham Sadler

There is now a “once-in-a-generation” challenge to ensure technology is developed and rolled-out fairly and equitably to ensure harmful programs like robodebt are avoided in the future, Human Rights...

Time for a COVIDSafe review: Edward Santow

10 September 2020 | by Denham Sadler

It is time for a “rigorous and independent” analysis of the effectiveness of the federal government’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app to ensure it is working and worth the seven...