Tag: Clare O’Neil

Digital ministers meeting gets cyber focus

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
All three federal ministers responsible for digital and cybersecurity will take part in the first inter-jurisdictional meeting of digital ministers to occur since the formation of the new Albanese...

Emergency powers activated to respond to Medibank hack

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
An emergency management tool developed to respond to the Covid pandemic has been activated by the federal government to deal with the escalating Medibank cyber-attack. Medibank on Tuesday revealed...

6,800 extra tech workers in migration cap lift

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government has committed to opening 6,800 extra permanent migration places for workers in the tech sector among a spate of other announcements made on the final day...

10-year cyber strategy to be recast by Labor

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The new Labor government will significantly revise the former Coalition government’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy to account for pandemic developments and the growing threat landscape. The update will focus...

Digital passenger card shelved after scathing reviews

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Digital Passenger Declaration has been shelved, with new Home Affairs minister Clare O’Neil acknowledging it “needs a lot more work” even after more than $60 million has been...