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Tracing app draft legislation points the way

The Opposition and privacy and civil liberties experts have welcomed the release of draft legislation enshrining privacy safeguards and protections around the COVID-19 contact tracing app, but there is...

COVIDSafe code to be released within two weeks

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The source code of the federal government’s contact tracing app will be made public within two weeks after more than 2 million Australians downloaded the service in just one...

COVIDSafe app lands, sourcecode yet to come

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government launched its controversial COVIDSafe contact tracing app on Sunday, and published a Privacy Impact Assessment as it seeks to boost public confidence and trust in the system...

Labor in the dark on contact tracing

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Opposition has not been consulted at all on the federal government’s plans for developing a COVID-19 contact tracing app, amid concerns it will “fail” unless privacy and protections...

Medicare data bill gets the nod

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Controversial legislation greatly expanding the scope of Medicare data-matching is set to sail through Parliament after Labor offered its full support for the bill. The Health Legislation Amendment (Data-matching)...

Bowen focuses on skills creation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Opposition will make a major election pitch at human capital and skills to address looming technological change, the shadow treasurer flagged in his speech to the National Press...

Labor eyes tax relief and digital skills

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has pledged that a future Shorten Labor government will prioritise tax relief for Australian businesses and invest in digital skills as part of its wider...

Brumby backs call for Asia focus

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Former Victorian Premier and current Australian China Business Council (ACBC) national president John Brumby has backed Labor calls for a new plan for economic engagement with Asia. Shadow treasurer...

Trump effect and Aussie tax cuts

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Government is under pressure to extend existing tax cuts to include all businesses after Donald Trump announced sweeping changes to the US tax system, which included a...

Bowen’s landmark Asia pitch

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It has been an awfully long time since any political party in Australia gave any serious thought to what US President George H. W. Bush (41) once referred to...