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Encryption laws near a ‘significant turning point’

The recent independent national security monitor’s report on Australia’s anti-encryption powers and the ongoing parliamentary inquiry should be a “significant turning point” for the highly controversial legislation, Digital Rights...

Encryption inquiry is out of hibernation

22 July 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The powerful national security committee of the Parliament has restarted its inquiry into the government’s highly controversial encryption laws with a public hearing set for next week. The Parliamentary...

Encryption laws need judicial oversight: INSLM

10 July 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The power to issue and authorise encryption-busting notices needs to be taken away from agency heads and the government and vested in a new judicial oversight body, the government’s...

Encryption report handed to government

30 June 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The independent national security monitor’s report on Australia’s highly contentious encryption laws has been handed to government but will not be made public until August at the earliest. Independent...

Renwick review won’t reject encryption laws

18 March 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The independent national security monitor won’t call on government to repeal its highly controversial encryption laws but will likely recommend a series of tweaks, as a number of inquiries...

No encryption fix until at least October

14 February 2020 | by Denham Sadler

There won’t be any amendments to the Commonwealth’s controversial encryption-busting powers until October at the earliest with the Coalition signalling it would vote down Labor’s attempts to “repair” the...

Tortured path of encryption review

22 October 2019 | by James Riley

When it was put to a vote in the parliament last December, it took about 15 minutes to pass the encryption laws but will take nearly two years to...

Encryption inquiry deadline extended

30 September 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The government’s independent security monitor has extended its inquiry into the highly controversial encryption laws after receiving just 15 submissions from the public. Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Dr...