On its final sitting day of the year, the Senate passed 31 bills after the Albanese government struck deals around the chamber. The flurry of legislation includes key changes...
The federal Opposition has accused the government of wedge tactics by bundling a right to sue with other privacy reforms and new doxxing laws, and is threatening to withhold...
The Tech Council of Australia wants to narrow the scope of a proposed tort for serious invasions of privacy, expressing concerns about the additional costs that the measures could...
The Greens are alarmed by the federal government’s “extraordinarily unambitious” update to Australia’s privacy laws and have called for additional personal information protections to be baked into the bill...
Serious data breaches are occurring at the highest rate in the last three and a half years, according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, as it awaits...
Digital rights and industry groups say new privacy legislation falls short on protecting people and boosting competition, as the latest attempt to modernise Australia’s privacy laws approaches its fifth...
Long awaited privacy act reforms to be unveiled on Thursday will not deliver on the most ambitious recommendations of a 2022 review but will pave the way for more...
Like many governments and economies, Australia is working to modify and expand its privacy rules to reflect technological innovation. The emergence of artificial intelligence and heightened awareness of how...
New laws for a long-awaited overhaul of Australia’s outdated privacy regime have been delayed, with the federal government now targeting next month to introduce the legislation. The laws, which...
Legislation for a long-awaited overhaul of Australia’s outdated privacy laws will be introduced to Parliament in less than four months, rounding out a policy reform process that has been...