Tag: Home Affairs

Govt told to ditch visa outsource plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A Senate committee has ordered the government to ditch its visa outsourcing plans, which has already cost $87 million before a bidder has even been selected. The Senate committee,...

Visa outsource plan ‘dead in the water’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s $1 billion plan to outsource the visa processing system is now “dead in the water” after revelations it will require new legislation, according to the Opposition....

Encryption laws not used to fight terrorism

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The controversial anti-encryption powers have not been used once to fight terrorism, despite government using this as the justification to rush the legislation through Parliament a year ago. The...

Encryption powers used 25 times already

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s highly controversial new encryption-busting powers have been used at least 25 times since they came into effect a year ago. A Home Affairs’ annual report on...

Medicare data bill gets the nod

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Controversial legislation greatly expanding the scope of Medicare data-matching is set to sail through Parliament after Labor offered its full support for the bill. The Health Legislation Amendment (Data-matching)...

Data sharing on cyber is critical

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Some of Australia’s largest institutions have called on the federal government to improve threat intelligence data-sharing to combat nation-state cyber attacks. Multiple submissions from big four banks and Australia’s...

Face recognition for accessing porn?

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has floated an idea to use its facial recognition technology to verify the age of Australians trying to access pornography online. In a submission to a...

Robo-debt risk of visa privatisation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s controversial plan to privatise aspects of the visa system could lead to other disasters like the robo-debt scandal, the public sector union has warned. In a submission...

Gov’t ID review finally delivered

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A long-overdue review into identity security has finally been handed to government, just as the Coalition recommits to its controversial facial recognition legislation. The Department of Home Affairs launched...