Tag: Nerida O’Loughlin

Wells says triple zero upgrades a success despite dropped calls

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Communications minister Anika Wells has defended the performance of Australia’s triple zero network during Wednesday’s Telstra outage after around three dozen calls to the service were dropped on their...

‘Not up to the job’: ACMA hammered over 000 investigation

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A Senate committee has put Australia’s telco regulator to the torch for the way it investigated reports of fatalities during last year’s triple zero outages, accusing them of “disturbing”...

Big Tech concerns with misinformation laws ‘valid’: ACMA

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Big Tech concerns with proposed misinformation and disinformation laws that will grant new powers to the Australian Communications and Media Authority are “very valid”, according to the regulator’s chair...

Privacy, telco regulators launch Optus breach investigations

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s privacy and communications regulators have launched coordinated investigations into the Optus data breach that saw the personal data of 9.8 million Australians compromised last month. The inquiries will...

Digital platform regulators set priorities for the next year

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Digital transparency, the examination of algorithms and their impact, and increased collaboration between agencies have been identified as 2022-23 priorities for the Digital Platform Regulators Forum, a collective of...

Back to the future for the DTA

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The resignation of Digital Transformation Agency chief Gavin Slater highlights the curiously circular thinking behind government’s ambitions to deliver better digital services to the Australian people. That thinking has...

Estimates welcome for new DTA chief

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Newly-appointed DTA chief Gavin Slater concedes he has a lot to learn about his new role after an embarrassing first appearance at the Senate estimates where his political impartiality...

Identity remains the digital key

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Government’s GovPass digital identity system will be firmly opt-in – citizens who don’t wish to use the streamlined platform and its biometric component won’t have to. According to...

Ex-banker nabs DTA CEO role

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Turnbull Government has named one-time National Australia Bank technology chief Gavin Slater as the new chief executive officer at its Digital Transformation Agency. Mr Slater had been a...