Digital Privacy

Australia’s digital bill has been sent to the Federation Chamber for debate, and then back to the House on May 16.

The judge found that trying to continue to ban the spread of a video on X globally would have been overreach by local authorities.

The digital ID system will make cybersecurity ’simpler, safer, and more secure,' says Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.

Parliament promises to be busy in the first week of May, with digital ID and net zero legislation among the bills to be considered, along with the budget.

Elon Musk’s X was subject to a court order to remove all videos of a stabbing incident from its platform globally.

‘Our research shows that globally, companies are making significant investments in AI, with Australia at the forefront,’ said KPMG global audit head of AI.

The new centre-right government has dropped the proposal amid public opposition.

The ’results about you' tool allows users to see whether they show up in search results, and request the removal of personally identifiable information.

Thousands have gathered at rallies across major capital cities to protest Australia’s impending national digital ID.

The government’s goal was for 220 million citizens to be signed up to its digital ID by June 2024.

Australia’s internet regulator ordered X to remove a post critical of the WHO appointing a trans-activist to an expert panel.

‘The testing showed that the public is unlikely to have a consistent understanding of what ethnic identity is,’ the ABS said.

Major banks have been steadily closing branches across Australia citing the popularity of online digital services.

Westpac will instead invest more than $150 million in the branch network in the next two years.

Anyone who has studied a skerrick of history knows that protecting free speech is about giving voice to the powerless against the more powerful.

The Labor government has opened a public consultation on the Online Safety Act to ‘keep Australians safe.’

‘For us to say that free speech is dangerous, that free speech cannot be possible in a democratic country—I’m yet to fathom this.’

Australia’s eSafety Commission is locked in a legal tussle with X owner Elon Musk, we explore just how much power this online content regulator has.

Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s eSafety commissioner, is enmeshed in a court battle with Elon Musk over an order to remove content from the platform globally.