The Australian government cannot underestimate the importance of cyber security threats and it would be ‘foolhardy’ not to appoint a cyber tsar at some point, says Forcepoint’s US-based CEO, Matthew Moynahan.
The government no long has a dedicated cyber security minister, with responsibility for information security policy being the domain of the minister of home affairs.
Peter Dutton’s controversial Department of Home Affairs, which was established in December, is set to receive $130 million, including $94 million in capital funding to improve its IT capability.
The federal government will spend $22.5 million over the next three years deploying facial recognition technology at Australia’s airports, eliminating the need for travelers to produce passports at gates.
The retail and mining industries have told the government which jobs they want to be exempt from the banned 457 visa list.
Moves to tighten Australia's temporary skilled migration program puts the local tech industry in a “very dangerous situation”, says Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes.
Darwin reseller, Hallmark Computer, has been penalised $430,000 for breaching sponsorship obligations of three 457 visa holders.
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection will receive $99.2 million for a new system to boost its visa risk assessment capabilities.