Government
Hack on! Private US companies given presidential go-ahead to target cyber criminals
A Trump memorandum directing private sector companies to target transnational criminal organisations is a “pretty big ...
Artificial intelligence: South Australian Premier announces royal commission into AI
Peter Malinauskas says artificial intelligence requires a “serious policy response” after meeting with OpenAI during a ...
Artificial intelligence a key area of Australia’s 2026 Defence Innovation, Science and Technology Strategy
The Australian government has launched a 10-year blueprint for defence innovation, with AI one of six priority ...
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner sues Telegram over terror content
eSafety is set to take legal action after a year-long investigation into the chat platform Telegram, alleging a failure ...
AI and cyber security key discussion points at recent talks between Singapore and Australia
Technological innovation and security cooperation were on the agenda at the recent Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial ...
Always watching: Victorian state government targets spying bosses and online bullies
Victoria’s Labor government to introduce laws to unmask cyber bullies and stop bosses from spying on workers.
Qld government announces new digital project governance bodies
A new initiative will see the Crisafulli government invest more than $300 million in “high-impact digital initiatives to ...
Child protection advocates call for faster action on digital duty of care laws
International Justice Mission Australia urges the federal government to prioritise legislation requiring technology ...
Cyber resilience a key plank of new Nakamal Agreement between Vanuatu and Australia
Australia signs a treaty with a Pacific nation to deepen integration and strengthen the collective security of the ...
ACMA targets SMS scams, emergency services, and telco protections in 2026–27 compliance agenda
Australia’s communications regulator outlines enforcement priorities for the coming year, with a focus on consumer ...
Exclusive: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party quietly deletes Labor hacking claims
The right-wing party said “Labor goons” were responsible for a cyber attack on its donation website, but it has failed ...
Privacy commissioner rules Medmate and Monash IVF breached privacy law through tracking pixels
Landmark determinations against a pair of medical websites find that health providers must obtain consent before ...
Australia’s Department of Parliamentary Services has only ‘partly effective’ cyber security stature, audit finds
DPS says it will “address critical cyber, information security and operational resilience risks” in the wake of ANAO ...