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Home Affairs eyes whole-of-government zero trust
The Department of Home Affairs outlines the foundations of its whole-of-government zero-trust commitment, as originally ...
Government grants almost $7m for cyber security awareness for vulnerable Australians
The Australian government has empowered vulnerable communities with almost $7 million in funding for cyber awareness.
Government combats SMS scams with new ID register
The Albanese government is bringing the fight to SMS scammers with a new mandatory register.
Social media age ban and privacy reforms pass Senate in contentious sitting
Labor’s ban on children under 16 accessing social media has passed into law, but many questions remain.
Controversial social media ban passes lower house
The government’s controversial social media ban bill for under-16s has passed through the House of Representatives, ...
Select committee on adopting AI makes 13 key recommendations
A 222-page report on the adoption of AI in Australia has just been tabled in the Senate – here’s what it recommends.
Social media ban amended to rule out government ID-based age verification
Australians will not be obliged to hand over government documents to verify their age for social media vendors under the ...
Industry responds to passing of Australia’s Cyber Security Act
Opinions are mixed on the nation’s new cyber security legislation, which has been deployed as part of the 2023–2030 ...
BREAKING: Australian Cyber Security Act passed into law
Today (25 November, the Albanese government passed Australia’s first standalone Cyber Security Act.
Peak tech body calls for more consultation on age ban legislation
The Digital Industry Group Inc (DIGI) is unsurprisingly wary of the Labor government’s plan to ban social media for ...
Australia’s Cyber Security Bill should be urgently passed, says parliamentary committee
Australia’s Cyber Security Bill is being pushed for “urgent” parliamentary approval, provided some small changes are ...
Bunnings facial recognition violates Australian privacy laws, says OAIC
Australia’s privacy watchdog has ruled that Bunnings breached Australian privacy laws through its use of facial ...
Labor stands up new terrorist and extremist content monitoring capability
The federal government has partnered with the Online Harms Foundation for “24/7 crisis response capability” to fight ...