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Foreign influence on social media scrutinised

A new Senate Select Committee will look into foreign interference on social media and the spread of misinformation that undermines Australia’s democracy. Labor put forward the motion to create...

Govt must act on Tiktok practices

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government must do more to confront emerging tech giants like Tiktok over its “problematic practices” and to better inform Australians about the risks associated with using them,...

Labor to introduce amendments to ‘repair’ encryption powers

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Labor will this week introduce amendments “repairing” the encryption legislation in an effort to qualify Australia for a controversial data-sharing agreement with the US. The Opposition will attempt to...

Labor demands an encryption fix now

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Federal Labor has called on the government to fix its highly controversial encryption legislation now instead of waiting for two inquiries to report back in a year. The Assistance...

Dutton pledge to ‘call out’ China

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian government has a “right to call out” China on cybersecurity attacks and intellectual property theft, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has said. Mr Dutton launched a scathing...

Calls to reinstate cyber minister role

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government must reinstate the position of Minister for Cybersecurity as part of the updated 2020 national Cyber Security Strategy, the Opposition and industry figures have said. The...

Govt site-blocking put into action

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s new site-blocking powers have been put into use, with internet service providers ordered to restrict access to eight websites hosting terrorist-related content. Following the Christchurch terrorist...

Govt site-blocking put into action

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s new site-blocking powers have been put into use, with internet service providers ordered to restrict access to eight websites hosting terrorist-related content. Following the Christchurch terrorist...

No ‘silver bullet’ for extremism: Watts

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government must take a more holistic approach to combating online extremism and radicalisation rather than just searching for a “tech silver bullet”, according to shadow assistant minister...

Tim Watts gets cybersecurity role

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Victorian Labor MP Tim Watts, a former senior staffer to Stephen Conroy as Communications minister in the Rudd government, has been appointed shadow assistant minister for communications and cybersecurity....