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Op-Ed: Australia inspired the EU’s online age restrictions, now it’s time for us to learn from them
The EU is known for its world-class privacy standards, upheld in legislation like the General Data Protection Regulation
Latitude Financial faces $3.96m fine over spam law breaches
An Aussie financial services provider gets a slap on the wrist over 2.7 million discrete breaches of Australian ...
Kid stuff: Roblox to introduce safety improvements following Australian government warnings
Popular gaming platform Roblox has responded to the Communications Minister’s warnings regarding child safety risks.
Report: Aussie youth increasingly turning to AI for mental health advice
An NSW government report has revealed that almost a third of young people in the state are using artificial intelligence ...
First draft of Children’s Online Privacy Code made public
The first draft of the Children’s Online Privacy Code has been published, marking a significant step forward in ...
Kids’ stuff: OAIC releases exposure draft of Children’s Online Privacy Code
The new draft requires entities to consider the “best interests” of children before collecting or disclosing their ...
Aussie telco consumer code to be replaced in favour of ‘stronger protections’
The ACMA will be determining a tougher replacement for the old industry-developed Telecommunications Consumer ...
Government proposes 5 changes to SOCI Act in overhaul of ministerial directions powers
A newly released consultation paper suggests “targeted reforms” such as disclosure delays and restrictions on “high-risk ...
Cyber, defence cooperation key plank of new EU–Australia partnership
Anthony Albanese and Ursula von der Leyen welcome a new Australia–European Union Security and Defence Partnership.
Q A: ‘Just be mindful that people are interested in you,’ says Sarah Sloan
Sarah Sloan, Cisco’s head of cyber security policy (APAC), takes Cyber Daily through a new national cyber awareness ...
Trump releases US National Cyber Strategy
Late last week, US President Donald Trump released the National Cyber Strategy for the US, which outlines the ways in ...
CISO for Department of Health and Aged Care retires
The chief information security officer (CISO) for the federal Department of Health and Aged Care, David Lang, has ...
FIIG Fined: Federal Court orders $2.5M penalty for cyber security failures
In the 9th of February 2026, the Federal Court ordered FIIG to pay $2.5 million in civil penalties, plus $500,000 ...