Tag: Senate Inquiry

Big Tech inquiry eyes cloud, competition and the metaverse

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian lawmakers will consider a new regulator, rules for algorithms and a light touch approach to the metaverse while “mapping” Big Tech over the next year. The focus is...

Tech giants balk at critical infrastructure bill

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Tech giants have warned the Australian government’s proposed legislation allowing it to step in and take control of a company during a cyber-attack is poorly defined and if used...

Data Commissioner defends new sharing scheme

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government has struck the right balance with its sweeping new data-sharing scheme which will “streamline” service delivery, the Data Commissioner has told a Senate committee hearing, which also...

Facebook won’t rule out blocking news again

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Facebook has claimed it did not try to intimidate lawmakers when it pulled news content from Australian users earlier this year in response to the media bargaining code legislation,...

RDTI changes to be reviewed. Again.

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There will be another “comprehensive” inquiry into the government’s controversial changes to the research and development tax incentive, with the Opposition planning to “interrogate” the unintended consequences of the...

ServicesAus defends outsourcing cost

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Outsourcing public sector work and calling in the contractors is often a “timely, cost-effective” option made necessary by the staffing cap and a lack of internal tech expertise, according...

Staff cap restricts CSIRO innovation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s arbitrary cap on public sector employee numbers is “severely undermining” its science and innovation efforts, according to the CSIRO staff association. In a submission to a...

Paul Shetler at the MHR inquiry

Posted on   |  by James Riley
My Health Record will ‘fail’ unless it revert to an opt-in model and stricter access controls are implemented, the federal government’s former digital czar has told a senate inquiry....