Tag: Greg Hunt

Medicare data plan a privacy risk

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s proposed Medicare data-sharing scheme will put the privacy of all Australians at “serious risk”, a data privacy expert has said. The Coalition unveiled draft legislation for the...

Govt caves to Labor MHR demands

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will introduce further amendments to the My Health Record system, caving to a number of the recommendations from the Labor-led Senate inquiry. But the government will...

Opt-out to pass before MHR change

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s series of amendments to improve the security and privacy of the My Health Record system are now unlikely to be passed before the opt-out period ends....

Paul Shetler at the MHR inquiry

Posted on   |  by James Riley
My Health Record will ‘fail’ unless it revert to an opt-in model and stricter access controls are implemented, the federal government’s former digital czar has told a senate inquiry....

Govt changes to MHR unveiled

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has revealed amendments to the My Health Record service that it says “strengthen its already robust privacy framework” following the launch of a senate inquiry last...

MHR senate inquiry on the way

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal opposition is pushing for a wide-ranging senate inquiry into the My Health Record service, with civil and digital rights advocates saying there are still many issues despite...

Govt tries to fix MHR mess

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has agreed to make a series of changes to the controversial My Health Record service in the face of widespread public criticism and debate. In a...

MHR troubles: Hunt steps in

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will make a series of changes to the controversial My Health Record service in the face of widespread public criticism and debate. In a statement late...

AMA push for MHR changes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s most powerful doctors’ group is urging the Commonwealth to clarify the contradictions between its assertions that no medical information will be passed on to authorities with a warrant and...