The federal government’s controversial anti-encryption bill gives “extraordinary powers of unprecedented scope” and may serve to “undermine public safety”, according to some of the biggest tech companies in the...
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The Australian government has announced an effective ban on Chinese telecommunications vendors from participating in the 5G rollout. The outcome of this decision will be a significant head-start for...
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That the federal government banned Huawei from participating in the 5G network roll-out in Australia was hardly unexpected. It makes official what had been backgrounded for some time. But the...
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The federal government has banned Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE from participating in the Australian 5G network. Acting Home Affairs Minister Scott Morrison issued a statement early on...
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Urgent action beyond just buying new equipment is needed to shore up the cybersecurity of Australia’s electoral system, the Opposition’s cyber spokesperson Gai Brodtmann says. In a submission to...
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The controversial government plan to force tech companies to help law enforcement access the encrypted messages of customers is a “huge overreach” that will undermine encryption as a whole,...
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The vocal ‘anti-China’ forces in Australia that the federal government is now attempting to counter – somewhat awkwardly – continue to view the technology world through a very US...
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In the most significant speech of his political career, Angus Taylor has outlined a fundamental re-making of Australia’s cyber security strategy through the creation of a ‘cyber defence network’...
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Malcolm Turnbull has delivered a sometimes gushing pro-China speech at the University of NSW in Sydney, just two days after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi asked Julie Bishop during...
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Australia risks being “left out in the cold” and vulnerable to large-scale cyberattacks if it does not establish a telecommunications security assurance centre, according to RMIT associate professor and...
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Huawei Australia’s cyber chief has blamed “unsubstantiated speculation” for why the company is staring down the barrel of being banned from participating in Australia’s 5G network. Speaking at a...
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Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies has stepped up its efforts to participate in the upcoming roll-out of 5G networks in Australia by adding Malcolm Turnbull’s former cabinet secretary...
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The federal government’s plans to potentially scrap the telecommunications ombudsman and significantly change the complaints process have been slammed by consumer groups and the Opposition. The government late last...
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Australia cannot simply isolate itself from technology and innovation originating from China and the rest of Asia without potentially damaging the nation’s future economic growth prospects, according to Huawei...