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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 ...
Social media companies to assume duty of care for users’ safety under new laws
A new Labor government proposal announced overnight will require social media platforms to be responsible for their ...
Government calls for all SME cyber attacks to be reported
Small businesses shouldn’t be ashamed to seek cyber support after falling victim to an attack, Minister for Small ...
Australia partners with the Philippines for ‘cyber boot program’
The Philippines is set to benefit from a new cyber uplift program that will be launched in partnership with Australia.
44% of NSW government entities failed to comply with state data breach notification policy
The NSW Information and Privacy Commission (IPC) has uncovered that a number of agencies have not complied with the ...