Tag: digital identity

Ministers set national digital ID principles

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Biometrically anchored digital identity credentials that work across state boundaries are set to become the norm in Australia after all governments agreed to take a nationally consistent approach to...

Govt has lost all momentum on digital ID: Fletcher

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has lost all momentum toward developing a national system of digital identity, a lack of action that is having an impact on the wider digital economy,...

Calls for safe harbour cyber laws grow louder

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The case for a temporary safe harbour to improve information sharing between businesses and government during a cyber-attack is building, with Australia’s key business lobby the latest to recommend...

Govt mulls digital ID for online age verification

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Digital identity remains a live consideration for Australia’s proposed mandatory age verification regime for online pornography and other adult content, as the Albanese government mulls the release of the roadmap...

Online age verification ‘roadmap’ with government

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A roadmap charting a way forward on Australia’s proposed mandatory age verification regime for online pornography has been delivered to the federal government after almost two years of development...

Second review of $1.3bn MMI grants program on the cards

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s national auditor is contemplating a review of the former Morrison government’s $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative despite an earlier internal review commissioned by Labor clearing the grant selections....

Dominello’s swan song: Digital ID our ‘Holy Grail’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Outgoing NSW digital minister Victor Dominello has used his last ministerial address to champion the state’s forthcoming decentralised digital identity system as a lever for “huge micro-economic reform”. Mr...

Pre-election interview: Yasmin Catley on trust in digital

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A state Labor government in New South Wales would seek to build on the efforts of outgoing digital evangelist Victor Dominello by creating digital services grounded in trust, according...