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Good privacy reform rests on well-resourced tech regulators

Following the recent spate of data breaches, much of the public conversation has focused on the need for regulatory reform to protect Australians’ privacy and “incentivise better behaviour” from...

Govt to legislate $50 million penalties for privacy breaches

23 October 2022 | by James Riley

The federal government will this week introduce legislation that radically increases the penalties to $50 million and more against companies for repeated or serious privacy breaches. The law changes...

Privacy, telco regulators launch Optus breach investigations

11 October 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s privacy and communications regulators have launched coordinated investigations into the Optus data breach that saw the personal data of 9.8 million Australians compromised last month. The inquiries will...

Make Australia ‘world’s hardest scam target’: Gina Cass-Gottlieb

20 July 2022 | by Brandon How

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb highlighted the importance of collaboration in the fight against scams and outlined the regulator’s three-pronged approach to make Australia the world’s...

Industry urges closer international satellite services collaboration

6 July 2022 | by Brandon How

The Communications Alliance has proposed a new spectrum strategy to the federal government for the delivery of video, data, content, and connectivity across Australia. The policy position is outlined...

Digital platform regulators set priorities for the next year

29 June 2022 | by Brandon How

Digital transparency, the examination of algorithms and their impact, and increased collaboration between agencies have been identified as 2022-23 priorities for the Digital Platform Regulators Forum, a collective of...

‘No underlying issues’ with telco complaint handling: ACMA

23 June 2022 | by Brandon How

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found very high rates of small business complaint handling compliance by telecommunications companies in Australia following the completion of its six-month audit....

Big Tech to review voluntary misinformation code

6 June 2022 | by Denham Sadler

A review has been launched into the Big Tech misinformation code a year after it came into effect, but the global giants have already flagged they are likely to...

Govt backs away from Big Tech self-regulation to give ACMA new powers

21 March 2022 | by Denham Sadler

The media regulator will be handed new powers to enforce social media misinformation codes, nearly three years after this recommendation was first made and almost a year since a...

Watchdog pack to tackle digital platforms

11 March 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s online, privacy, media, competition and consumer regulators have formed an alliance to share information and collaborate on how to best keep digital platform companies in check, amid growing...

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Good privacy reform rests on well-resourced tech regulators

Govt to legislate $50 million penalties for privacy breaches

Privacy, telco regulators launch Optus breach investigations

Make Australia ‘world’s hardest scam target’: Gina Cass-Gottlieb

Industry urges closer international satellite services collaboration

Digital platform regulators set priorities for the next year

‘No underlying issues’ with telco complaint handling: ACMA

Big Tech to review voluntary misinformation code

Govt backs away from Big Tech self-regulation to give ACMA new powers

Watchdog pack to tackle digital platforms

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