Tag: Michaelia Cash

Cash’s captain’s pick FOI Commissioner out in a year

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner handpicked by the Morrison government two months before the election has resigned just a year into the job, saying he does not have...

Govt fails to pass ‘landmark’ online privacy reforms

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Laws introducing increased penalties for data breaches announced in response to the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal will not be passed before the election despite being announced by the federal...

FOI Commissioner and Archives boss appointed by govt

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Long-time government general counsel Leo Hardiman has been appointed as Australia’s Freedom of Information Commissioner, nearly a year after the government began its search. The federal government has also...

Angelene Falk reappointed as privacy tsar

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Angelene Falk will spend at least another three years in her role as Australian Information and Privacy Commissioner after Attorney-General Michaelia Cash confirmed her reappointment. Ms Falk’s re-appointment through...

Govt mulls human rights commission downgrade

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government may not appoint a new Human Rights Commissioner to replace outgoing Ed Santow when his five-year term ends this month, according to sources familiar with the...

Archives gets $67m lifeline for cyber, digital records

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The funding-starved National Archives of Australia will receive $67.7 million in extra funding to digitise its decaying records, address a growing backlog of access applications, and bolster its cyber...