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MiraculousTwo former political heavyweights from different sides have joined forces to combat the corruption and damaging inaction of the Morrison government.  Former Liberal leader John Hewson and I have teamed up as joint patrons of the Truth and Integrity Project, a social media-focused advocacy campaign targeting Scott Morrison’s

‘Presumption of innocence’, ‘matter for the police’, ‘rule of law’ — politispeak rules, OK Crikey 2/03/2021 © Provided by Crikey christian porter greg hunt peter dutton When Scott Morrison finally faced the media over historic rape allegations concerning a senior minister, his reaction was to obfuscate. “It’s a matter for the Australian Federal Police,” he said. “We can’t have a situation where the mere making of an allegation is grounds for governments to stand peo...

In the media Australian senate endorses news media bargaining code Latest approval takes bargaining code between news media companies and Google and Facebook a step closer to law. Australias controversial and internationally debated News Media Bargaining Code is a step closer to being enacted into legislation following the Senates decision to pass the Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code Bill 2020 .(12 February 2021). More... Government moving in the right direction on Federal...

In the media Human factor dominates latest data breach statistics Data breaches attributed to human error continue to increase according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioners latest Notifiable Data Breaches Report. Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk said 38 per cent of all data breaches notified during the period were attributed to human error (28 January 2021). More... A ustralia takes on Google advertising dominance in latest Big Te...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In 2020, the nations focus has undoubtedly been centred on the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic itself has brought a range of challenges and risks for companies as they navigate the changed business environment and the pressures that COVID-19 has caused, both economic and operational.      Despite the focus that the Commonwealth government has had on the pandemic, it took some positive ste...

Foreign Relations Bill set to increase federal government oversight of state and territory arrangements Last week, Australias Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 ( Bill) passed both houses, bringing state and territory government arrangements with foreign territories within the domain of federal government oversight. The Bill is intended to ensure consistency between state and territory arrangements and the broader national interest by allowing the federal government ...