Voters should hold the major political parties to account on digital rights and remember the recent litany of tech failures when heading to the polls, Digital Rights Watch chair...
The tax office is set to unleash its data-matching capabilities to crackdown on cryptocurrency traders avoiding tax. The Australian Taxation Office revealed on Tuesday that it will be requiring...
In a new study released by the OECD, CSIRO’s Data61 has been recognised as a “global blueprint” for digital and open innovation. The report on opportunities in digital innovation...
The Australian government quietly introduced on Friday afternoon a whole-of-government data hosting strategy to address immediate issues around risks to data sovereignty, data centre ownership and the supply chain....
Treasury department officials have hit back at suggestions the government showed “complete disdain” for the consultation process while developing the Consumer Data Right. Appearing before a senate committee inquiry...
A new tool has been developed by CSIRO researchers to identify when and where a breakout of infectious disease identified overseas, such as dengue and measles, might spread in...
More than 2.5 million people opted out of My Health Record, equating to nearly 10 percent of all Australians eligible for the controversial system. The Australian Digital Health Agency...
Data security risks surrounding Australia’s open banking regime are “significantly higher” than the federal government believes, according to the big four banks. In a new submission to the government’s...
The deadline to opt-out of the government’s highly controversial My Health Record is looming amid ongoing concerns surrounding the reliability and security of the data stored on the system....
Risks of re-identification are very real, so we must approach the sharing of anonymised data carefully. But with tremendous benefits on offer it is worth the effort, according to...