Tag: Identify and Disrupt Bill

Australia has no opposition on national security issues

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Opinion: When it comes to sweeping new national security powers, Australia does not have a Opposition political party. Time and time again over the last decade, the two major...

‘Extraordinary’ hacking powers pass Parliament

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Legislation handing “extraordinary” new hacking powers to Australian authorities has sailed through Parliament with support from the Opposition, despite the government not implementing some of the recommendations from the...

Expect more web regulation after Apple’s photo move

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Opinion: When I started in tech journalism more than a decade ago in 2010, I revealed that the federal government was considering introducing metadata retention. The changes meant select...

Senators question new hacking powers for AFP

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A group of senators have raised significant concerns with the federal government’s proposed new hacking powers for the Australian Federal Police, warning that a “wide scope of innocent third...