Tag: Michelle Rowland

ACCC granted new powers to strengthen Big Tech news code

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s competition watchdog will be handed new powers to request information from digital platforms that could extend to secret commercial deals with news businesses under planned changes to the...

Online Safety Act changes target child safety and AI

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Amendments to the Online Safety Act are incoming, as government begins consultation on proposed reforms to the Basic Online Safety Expectations which include new measures related to child safety,...

Optus, a brand innovator in the service of competitors

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
Over the last two years, Optus has led innovation in the telco sector in exactly one field – brand management. Unfortunately, the innovation has mostly been for the benefit...

Govt pushes back misinformation bill

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government has pushed back controversial legislation to bring more oversight and enforcement against online information until next year to better define terms and add a carve out...

Govt launches review of catastrophic Optus outage

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government will conduct a post-incident review of the nationwide Optus outage that left millions of Australians without mobile or broadband connectivity for more than 12 hours on...

Online age verification: Govt opts for codes over tech mandate

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will not introduce a mandatory age verification regime for online pornography and other adult content, after existing technology options were found to be immature, and will...

$30 million in Agtech grants a step closer

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Farmers will be offered rebates of up to $30,000 to purchase connectivity equipment like antennas and devices like irrigation controllers in a government push to automate and optimise agtech...