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Australia has sentenced over 30 cyber criminals over last 6 years
Australia’s crackdown on cyber criminals has borne fruit, with 32 people having been prosecuted and sentenced for cyber ...
US pushes to remove Chinese telco equipment from its networks
A US annual defence bill that would see equipment made by Chinese telcos removed from American wireless networks is set ...
ACCC concerned as AI fails to disrupt Google’s search market dominance
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has called for a revisit of Google’s dominant search engine ...
Papua New Guinea to follow Australia with age-based social media ban for kids
Less than a week after Australia’s age-based social media ban passed into law, the head of Papua New Guinea’s Department ...
Home Affairs invites public to shape cyber security policy
The Australian public has a chance to shape the nation’s cyber security policy, with the Department of Home Affairs ...
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 ...