Home affairs secretary Stephanie Foster denies she was bullied by minister Federal Foster said verbal abuse claims were ‘utterly baseless’ during an estimates hearing on Wednesday night.
Digital ID bill passes senate March 28, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology The Albanese government finally secured the required support for enabling legislation for the digital ID system in the senate.
Army intelligence leader to become new National Cyber Security Coordinator February 27, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Michelle McGuinness, one of the army’s most respected intelligence diplomats, has returned from Washington to take on the high-profile role.
Minns and Perrottet lauded for inspiring Australia’s future leaders February 8, 2024 By Melissa Coade Federal The former and current premiers of NSW have been jointly named in a shortlist for the McKinnon Prize for outstanding political leadership.
Premium Case studies Whodunnit? Australia joins the geopolitical name-and-shame cyber games January 25, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology The real value of the new sanctions is that they draw a line in the sand over cyber shakedowns and extortion.
Joint agency operation leads to Russian cyber sanctions over Medibank data breach January 23, 2024 By Kat Wong and Andrew Brown Communications & Technology ASD, AFP and other agencies and international partners have identified a Russian citizen and cybercriminal as having a role in the cyber attack.
Ten government reports that got our attention in 2023 December 21, 2023 By Peter Gearin Editors' Picks Here are the white papers, analyses, frameworks and reviews that cut to the heart of public servants’ operations and expectations.
Criminals target government with record cyber attacks November 29, 2023 By Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson Communications & Technology APS attacks rose from 30,000 between March and May to 48,000 between June and August, says BlackBerry’s Global Threat Intelligence Report.
Stephanie Foster to clean up after Pezzullo as new head of Home Affairs November 28, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Foreign Affairs & Immigration One of the public service’s most accomplished panel beaters now has her own shop. Lease is for five years, open for business today.
Cash splash for detainee monitoring eases union tensions November 28, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Indefinite detention for immigration detainees was never cheap. Now it’s illegal, and even more expensive.
Premium Columnists Giant canary sings of public-service lawyers November 24, 2023 By Verona Burgess Community & Social The exposure of jaw-dropping deficiencies in the conduct of government lawyers and senior staff with legal qualifications is most jarring.
Cyber security strategy stalls ransomware-payments ban November 23, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology O’Neil moves to build cyber support base before tougher reforms but bolsters government takeover powers for businesses under cyber attack.
New strategy to set Australia up to be most ‘cyber secure’ nation by 2030 November 22, 2023 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology The government’s cyber security strategy has been welcomed by industry groups as a vital resource for the national economy and community.
Transparency key to banks’ cybersecurity strategy November 20, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Australian Capital Territory The forthcoming cyber strategy does little to address basic social issues. Making banks pay their way upfront could be a good start.
O’Neil’s National Cybersecurity Coordinator sent back to Defence November 15, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Two key cybersecurity leadership positions are now benched on sidelines. Intrigues come amid drafting of potent new laws to intervene in outages.