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The Department of Home Affairs outlines the foundations of its whole-of-government zero-trust commitment, as originally planned in the 2023-2023 Cyber Security Strategy
Daniel Croft • Wed, 30 Apr 2025
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.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 03 Dec 2024
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.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 29 Nov 2024
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, leaving the decision of it becoming law in the hands ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 27 Nov 2024
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.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 27 Nov 2024
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 under-16 social media ban, according to ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 26 Nov 2024
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 Australian Cyber Security Strategy.
BREAKING: Australian Cyber Security Act passed into law
Today (25 November, the Albanese government passed Australia’s first standalone Cyber Security Act.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 25 Nov 2024
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 children under 16.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 21 Nov 2024
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 made.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 19 Nov 2024
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 recognition cameras.
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 harmful online content.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 18 Nov 2024
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