Australia to develop a data security framework
Image: Getty Images The Australian Department of Home Affairs has commenced work on a new national data security action plan as part of the...
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Australia may not be able to fill Coalition’s 1,900 proposed cyber jobs
Image: Getty Images The federal government’s big-ticket tech item in last night’s annual Budget was its proposed AU$9.9 billion injection into Australia’s cybersecurity and...
Australia pledges new powers for combatting online disinformation
Image: Getty Images The Australian federal government has pledged new laws for cracking down against the spread of harmful disinformation and misinformation on social...
Australia launches federal cybercrime centre as part of national plan
Image: Getty Images Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has launched a centre to bolster the country’s cybercrime fighting efforts. The AU$89 million cybercrime...
Google could ask for your licence or passport on YouTube and Google Play in Australia
Image: Google Google has announced it will be expanding age verification checks to users in Australia who want to access age-restricted content on YouTube...
Australia launches federal election disinformation register to fight mistruths
Image: Getty Images Australia’s electoral body has launched a new disinformation register to debunk misleading and deceptive information regarding how elections are run to...
Services Australia brushes off vulnerability concerns in COVID-19 digital certificates
Image: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images During Australia’s federal Budget Estimates last year, Services Australia was grilled by senators about various initiatives under its remit, from...
Services Australia rejects senator request for details of Cellebrite contract
A demonstration of Cellebrite technology being used. Image: Getty Images Services Australia has rejected a senator’s request to disclose its contract with Cellebrite for...
Digital ID age verification trials for online alcohol purchases in Australia underway
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has been carrying out digital identity age verification trials for online alcohol purchases with selected providers in Australia since...
US, Australia Agree to Share Phone, Text Records in Criminal Probes
The United States and Australia signed an agreement Wednesday to ease access by their justice departments to digital phone and email records needed in...