The federal government’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs has literally cried ‘fake news’ in response to criticism of the country’s privacy protections made by a United Nation Special Rapporteur.
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released a discussion paper proposing a unified, technology-neutral approach to surveillance laws across different states and territories.
A new report from the Australian Law Reform Commission endorses a technology-neutral fair use exception for Australian copyright law.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has asked the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to conduct an inquiry into privacy protection.
Pirate Party Australia (PPA) has called for a wholesale overhaul of Australia’s “fundamentally broken” classification system.
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has claimed it has succeeded in embracing Gov 2.0 during the past year, evolving its interaction with stakeholders to one that is less formal and more interactive.
The Federal Government has released its first response to a comprehensive review of Australia's privacy laws in the digital age.