Four of Australia’s digital platform regulators have joined forces in setting up a national forum to improve information sharing and regulatory coordination. The Australian eSafety Commissioner, ACMA, ACCC and OAIC have created the Digital Platform ...
With Russia blocking access to online platforms in its efforts to control the narrative on its invasion of Ukraine, Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site to bypass the Russian Government’s surveillance and ...
A new public media entity has been created by the New Zealand Government to ensure that Kiwis continue to have access to reliable, trusted, independent information and local content. “The public media sector is extremely ...
With Queensland and NSW badly impacted by the heavy rains and flooding, the Australian Government has enacted new measures that will provide more help for the affected communities. Electricity network crews have been able to ...
In light of the recent floods all over NSW, grants of $1 million have been given to an additional 28 affected councils to help with the costs of cleaning up and restoring damaged essential public ...
Representatives from the AFP’s child exploitation counter unit have claimed during a parliamentary inquiry that anonymising technology used by social media platforms helps perpetrators. The Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation revealed that while ...
Over 12,000 applications for NSW Government’s COVID-19 support grants have still not been paid as it has been suspected that they came from would-be fraudsters. Service NSW CEO Damon Rees told a budget estimate hearing ...
More women are being supported in their careers thanks to the Victorian Government’s investment in programs that will aim to address the structural barriers in leadership roles. Women continue to be significantly under-represented in key ...
The Australian Government is further strengthening the resilience of mobile networks across the country against natural disasters with more than $10 million for upgrades. Funding under Round 2 of the Mobile Network Hardening Program (MNHP) ...
As Russia’s government continues to crack down on any dissent regarding their invasion of Ukraine, Netflix and TikTok have joined the multitude of companies that are pulling out of the country. The two companies have ...
The Australian Government is providing $20 million to help Fleet Space Technologies develop a satellite manufacturing hub in Adelaide, positioning South Australia as a “global centre of excellence” in space technologies. The funding, on top ...
Following the economic sanctions made against Russia, Australia and 30 other members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed to collectively release 60 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves to help stabilise global energy ...
