Australia’s new national cybersecurity office will be funded to the tune of $46.5 million as part of a funding package that also includes $23.4 million for ‘cyber wardens’ to...
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A request from CDC Data Centres to have its greenhouse gas emissions data withheld from public release has been rejected by Australia’s clean energy watchdog. The company had argued...
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Microsoft on Wednesday argued against Australia focusing too much on sovereign tech capabilities and data storage requirements, telling a parliament inquiry it would harm competition and security. The company...
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A major review of Tasmania’s privacy laws is underway to address “multiple gaps” in existing legislation, as the fallout continues over a hack against a third-party provider that compromised...
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A standalone Privacy Commissioner will be appointed by the Albanese government to complement the role of the Information Commissioner as the volume and complexity of privacy issues arising from...
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The democratisation of high-risk artificial intelligence warrants global policy, a dedicated national regulator and a “black box” approach to forensically review failures, according to Australian experts. The public access...
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Australia’s copyright laws are stifling innovation by not affording tech companies exceptions to mine websites for information when developing artificial intelligence tools, according to Google. The position, outlined in...
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De-identified My Health Record data is yet to be shared with researchers and public health experts almost five years after the former federal government revealed controversial plans to source...
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Tech in the 2020’s is a fascinating and complex beast. Innovation is still a key driver of its insatiable appetites, as we see in real time by the new...
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Introducing a harsher data breach penalty regime without addressing the payment of cyber ransoms has created a “perfect storm” that could lead to reduced reporting of incidents, according to...
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Telecommunications data access powers first granted to New South Wales’ prisons agency last year to combat crimes committed by inmates using smuggle mobile phones have been extended by the...
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The Australian government’s knee-jerk decision this week to ban just TikTok, and just on government devices, is a case of a media release chasing a serious issue. Despite the...
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Federal government reforms to the “safeguard mechanism” to restrict the carbon emissions of Australia’s top 215 polluters should come as a wake-up call for all major industries, not just...
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Amazon Web Services is planning to invest $13.2 billion into its two Australian data centre regions over the next five years, as the federal government considers the need for...