Terror streaming bill 'rams through' parliament
Legislation that will see social media companies and executives face hefty fines with jail time for failing quickly remove violent content from their platforms.
Legislation that will see social media companies and executives face hefty fines with jail time for failing quickly remove violent content from their platforms.
Executives from Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter will meet with Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday, to discuss measures to curb ‘hate content’ on their platforms, it has been reported.
Huawei says the government has informed the company that it, along with fellow Chinese telecommunications equipment provider ZTE, has been banned from providing 5G technology to Australia's telcos.
The Department of Communications and the Arts has demanded for sweeping reforms within .au domain administrator auDA, saying its current management framework is “no longer fit-for-purpose”.
Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth has labelled the Australian Government’s proposed legislation to give law enforcement agencies access to communications sent via encrypted services a “crazy idea”.
The offshoring of data held by telcos and ISPs is set to come under scrutiny amid recommended changes to the Government’s proposed telco security legislation.
ACCAN has warned the government that its move to introduce its proposed broadband tax could hit low income earners.
The NBN is unlikely to meet the needs of the Australian Capital Territory, according to the territory’s Chief Minister, Andrew Barr.
The Australian Federal Police will conduct a raid of offices at Parliament House today as part of an investigation into leaked NBN Co documents, senior Labor shadow minister Stephen Conroy has revealed.
Senator Stephen Conroy demanded an on air apology from Senator Mitch Fifield last night for the AFP's raids on his office. The AFP searched Conroy's office in May in search of the source of a number of internal NBN documents that have been released by Labor.
NBN has unveiled an ambitious three-year construction plan to connect the national broadband network to 9.5 million premises by September 2018.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ripped responsibility for copyright and online piracy out of Attorney General George Brandis’ hands.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has revealed his new ministry, with Senator Mitch Fifield becoming the new Communications Minister.