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Delay in AA bill amendments

The federal government is walking away from its own commitment to an early consideration of amendments to its controversial encryption legislation, according to Communications Alliance chief executive officer John...

Huawei and the long game

Posted on   |  by James Riley
We are living in extraordinary times. The fact that Huawei Technologies’ founder Ren Zhengfei is suddenly hosting two-hour press conferences with international media clearly signals this. This was not...

Husic on the encryption bill

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Passing the highly controversial bill was an “incredibly hard choice”, and the Opposition will look to strengthen protections in the scheme if it wins next year’s election, shadow digital...

Encryption: Tech sector is reeling

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian tech sector has been left reeling following the shock passage of controversial encryption legislation last week, with fears the new laws will do “significant damage” to the...

Labor caves on encryption bill

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A farcical day in the Parliament has ended with Labor caving at the last minute and passing the government’s encryption bill, just as it looked like the controversial legislation...

Encryption bill fight gets ugly

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The political debate over the highly contentious encryption bill has become even uglier as a vote fast-approaches, with the government accusing Labor of “running a protection racket” for terrorists....

Labor rejects encryption bill

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Opposition has rejected the federal government’s calls for its contentious encryption bill to be passed before Christmas, labelling it “unworkable” and that it  would “potentially weaken Australia’s security”....

LaunchVic slams encryption bill

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government’s independent innovation agency has raised serious concerns about the federal government’s controversial encryption bill, saying it would “greatly threaten” Australian startups and have a “deleterious effect”...

Labor calls for encryption caution

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal opposition has urged for caution and proper consultation over the government’s contentious encryption bill. This led Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton to accuse Labor of “playing games”...

Home Affairs on costly ‘grey hats’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s new encryption-busting legislation is needed to avoid the use of expensive third-party vendor products to get the job done, the Department of Home Affairs has claimed....