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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 ...
Australian government, Microsoft sign agreement strengthening cyber security
Microsoft and the Australian government have signed a fresh Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cyber security in ...
Tony Burke announces ‘new program of work’ under Horizon 2 of the Australian Cyber Security Strategy
Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security has revealed an $89.3 million investment over four years to ...
AFCA to become Australia’s central scams complaints body under new prevention framework
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority will become the nation’s single external dispute resolution body for scam ...
Pentagon’s new Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command could be a good model for Australia
Cyber defence is increasingly a matter for government intervention, not just one that can be batted away with ...