Anti-vaxxers are winning local elections across Western Australia November 14, 2023 By Cam Wilson Health Without much ado, a network of conspiracy theory-promoting councillors were elected across Western Australia last month.
Premium Insights and analysis Not one Australian company has been fined despite 1,748 data breaches in two years October 25, 2023 By Cam Wilson Communications & Technology Australia’s privacy commissioner Angelene Falk says the lack of fines is part of her office’s ‘regulatory strategy’.
Premium Insights and analysis No camp said the referendum is ‘rigged’. Then came viral electoral fraud claims August 30, 2023 By Cam Wilson Communications & Technology A researcher of far-right activity says it’s ‘incredibly noteworthy’ that undermining the AEC has gone mainstream.
Defence staff used ChatGPT thousands of times without authorisation August 22, 2023 By Cam Wilson Defence David Shoebridge said the ‘horse has already bolted’ when it comes to preventing AI services from being exposed to government data.
Can leaking data be abusive? August 11, 2023 By Cam Wilson Communications & Technology All of us should pause and reflect on whether we’ve all considered the tactical data leaking risks of the technology that we’ve adopted.
Premium Insights and analysis ‘I’m not an anti-vaxxer’: how the TGA tried to persuade an LNP senator about vaccine safety August 2, 2023 By Cam Wilson Communications & Technology Emails reveal the lengths to which medical regulator TGA went to answer Queensland LNP senator Gerard Rennick’s vaccine concerns.
AFP under investigation over its use of Auror surveillance technology July 23, 2023 By Cam Wilson Communications & Technology The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner making inquiries after police admitted it hadn’t considered the surveillance technology’s privacy impact.
Premium Insights and analysis ‘As a veteran my PTSD has been triggered’: War Memorial’s Ben Roberts-Smith fallout July 20, 2023 By Cam Wilson Editors' Picks Emails obtained in an FOI request show how the Australian War Memorial braced for a backlash for keeping Ben Roberts-Smith’s display up.
AFP suspends use of controversial surveillance tech found in Woolworths, Bunnings July 17, 2023 By Cam Wilson Federal The halt comes after a Crikey investigation revealed more than 100 police staff used Auror without considering privacy and security effects.
‘Violence, fixation and harassment’: Internal AFP briefing reveals sovereign citizen concern April 14, 2023 By Cam Wilson Federal Months before the Wieambilla shooting, Australian Federal Police internally raised the alarm about sovereign citizens.
Did Defence pay Twitter to promote a tweet about White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge? December 5, 2022 By Cam Wilson Defence A tweet about White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge appears to have been promoted by the ADF. A mistake, Twitter glitch or something else?
Government departments are fighting against each other in the .au Hunger Games October 3, 2022 By Cam Wilson Australian Capital Territory Multiple federal and state government departments are vying for the same domain name on the new .au namespace. Who will come out on top?
Facial recognition use should be registered and — in some cases — banned by law: report September 28, 2022 By Cam Wilson Communications & Technology A group of academics has published model regulation for the technology as concern over its use continues to grow.
FOI notes blast military musicians for ‘toxic’ culture ‘bordering on dissent’ September 20, 2022 By Cam Wilson Defence A presentation released in response to a freedom of information request revealed navy insiders talking about ’25 years of bad habits and systemic issues’.
ADF self-harm cases have spiked, with hundreds hospitalised July 21, 2022 By Cam Wilson Defence Department of Veterans’ Affairs data reveals self-harm hospitalisations over the past five years are nearly the same as the 17 previous years.
