Tag: Karen Andrews

Karen Andrews to retire, Paterson to shadow Home Affairs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Shadow cybersecurity minister James Paterson has assumed responsibility for the Home Affairs portfolio after Karen Andrews announced her intentions to retire at the next election. Opposition leader Peter Dutton...

‘Secret’ Growth Centre report remains secret under Labor

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A ‘secret’ performance review of the Industry Growth Centre program that Labor campaigned relentlessly while in Opposition to be made public remains locked up inside the Industry department more...

New $89 million cybercrime centre to be based in NSW

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
To tackle the growing threat of cybercrime, the federal government has committed $89 million to a new Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre, to be led by the Australian Federal...

Final round of critical infrastructure reforms hit Parliament

Posted on   |  by catherine@innovationaus.com
The final tranche of the federal government’s significant critical infrastructure reforms has been introduced to Parliament, including new powers to require “nationally significant” companies to install software to share...

Govt embarks on last round of critical infrastructure reforms

Posted on   |  by catherine@innovationaus.com
Consultation has begun on the last round of the government’s significant critical infrastructure reforms which include the power to require companies deemed to be “nationally significant” to install software...

Australia secures expedited data-sharing deal with the US

Posted on   |  by catherine@innovationaus.com
Australia has secured an expedited data-sharing deal with the United States, but won’t be able to officially sign it until the second half of next year, after the federal...

Govt not briefed on crypto travel rule as warnings rise

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has not yet been briefed on the crypto currency data sharing ‘travel’ rule and the federal government has no intention of developing a technology...