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Australians will not be obliged to hand over government documents to verify their age for social media vendors under the under-16 social media ban, according to ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 09 Jun 2025
Industry responds to passing of Australia’s Cyber Security Act
Opinions are mixed on the nation’s new cyber security legislation, which has been deployed as part of the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 26 Nov 2024
BREAKING: Australian Cyber Security Act passed into law
Today (25 November, the Albanese government passed Australia’s first standalone Cyber Security Act.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 25 Nov 2024
Peak tech body calls for more consultation on age ban legislation
The Digital Industry Group Inc (DIGI) is unsurprisingly wary of the Labor government’s plan to ban social media for children under 16.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 21 Nov 2024
Australia’s Cyber Security Bill should be urgently passed, says parliamentary committee
Australia’s Cyber Security Bill is being pushed for “urgent” parliamentary approval, provided some small changes are made.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 19 Nov 2024
Bunnings facial recognition violates Australian privacy laws, says OAIC
Australia’s privacy watchdog has ruled that Bunnings breached Australian privacy laws through its use of facial recognition cameras.
Labor stands up new terrorist and extremist content monitoring capability
The federal government has partnered with the Online Harms Foundation for “24/7 crisis response capability” to fight harmful online content.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 18 Nov 2024
Social media companies to assume duty of care for users’ safety under new laws
A new Labor government proposal announced overnight will require social media platforms to be responsible for their users’ mental health under the Online Safety Act.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 14 Nov 2024
Government calls for all SME cyber attacks to be reported
Small businesses shouldn’t be ashamed to seek cyber support after falling victim to an attack, Minister for Small Business Julie Collins has said.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 07 Nov 2024
Australia partners with the Philippines for ‘cyber boot program’
The Philippines is set to benefit from a new cyber uplift program that will be launched in partnership with Australia.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 04 Nov 2024
44% of NSW government entities failed to comply with state data breach notification policy
The NSW Information and Privacy Commission (IPC) has uncovered that a number of agencies have not complied with the state’s Mandatory Notification of Data Breach Scheme, ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 30 Oct 2024
ACCC bolsters its cyber security as it becomes Australia’s Digital ID regulator
To deal with the increased security workloads following the establishment of the National Anti-Scam Centre and the launch of Digital ID, the Australian Competition and ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 24 Oct 2024
Albanese government launches Small Business Cyber Resilience Service
Today (22 October), the Australian government has announced the launch of the new Small Business Cyber Resilience Service.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 22 Oct 2024
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