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Following the arrest of a Victorian grammar school student for the creation and distribution of classmate deepfakes, Julie Inman Grant says the creators of AI tools need ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 11 Dec 2025
ASIC to launch new threat intelligence platform
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that funding allocated to it as part of this year’s federal budget will be invested in a new ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 07 Jun 2024
Australia v Musk: eSafety Commissioner withdraws from X takedown battle
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has decided to back down from the legal battle with X over the call to take down footage of the Sydney church stabbing from the platform
Daniel Croft • Wed, 05 Jun 2024
Victorian government cyber security state purchase contract streamlines security services supply
The Victorian government has announced a government cyber security state purchase contract, which will allow it to source cyber security solutions and cover key security ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 04 Jun 2024
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner gets new powers under BOSE changes
The Australian government has announced a raft of amendments to the Basic Online Safety Expectations Determination, allowing the eSafety Commissioner to demand online ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 04 Jun 2024
Andrew Giles backs down from drone surveillance claim
The Minister for Immigration has admitted he was misinformed by his own department when he claimed drones were being used to track released immigration detainees.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 03 Jun 2024
Clare O’Neil calls out MediSecure over delay in breach reporting
The Home Affairs Minister has said the hacked e-prescription is taking an “unacceptably long time” to confirm how much data has been compromised following a mid-May hack
David Hollingworth • Fri, 31 May 2024
Exclusive: James Paterson calls for clarity on ABF’s ‘secret drone surveillance program’
Shadow home affairs minister “startled” by Andrew Giles’ admission that released immigration detainees are being monitored by drones.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 30 May 2024
ASD urges early incident intel sharing following LockBit takedown lessons
Australia is currently looking at mechanisms for the effective sharing of incident response (IR) intelligence after the LockBit takedown earlier this year demonstrated ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 29 May 2024
Act Now, Stay Secure campaign launched to warn First Nations Australians of cyber crime
A new cyber security campaign asks the question, “What are you risking online?” and calls on First Nations communities to educate themselves and others.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 27 May 2024
Right-wing think tank labels eSafety Commissioner a ‘global threat to free speech’
The Institute of Public Affairs has written a letter to federal MPs calling for the Online Safety Act 2021 to be “abolished and redrafted”.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 23 May 2024
OAIC releases statement on MediSecure data breach
The Australian privacy commissioner’s current focus is on “ensuring that affected individuals are appropriately informed”.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 21 May 2024
TikTok, US DOJ ask for divest-or-ban rulings to be fast-tracked
TikTok and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have requested that the review of the recently passed divest-or-pass bill have an accelerated schedule.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 20 May 2024