home affairs
Australia appoints first cyber security coordinator
After four month search.
Jun 26 2023 6:24AM
Gov tried to build a reusable IT workflow tool, with no commitments to reuse it
Axed permissions capability platform dissected.
Jun 8 2023 7:00AM
Home Affairs to migrate AUSTRAC, ACIC out of cyber hub
To 'last resort' services run by ASD.
May 23 2023 11:57AM
Home Affairs blocks public servants from using ChatGPT
Waits for a whole-of-government position to emerge.
May 23 2023 6:20AM
Home Affairs lands $37.3m for cyber security
Government also “redirects” some Cyber Hubs funding.
May 9 2023 10:49PM
Home Affairs sets up cyber 'consequence management' unit
After internal review into handling of Optus and Medibank incidents.
Apr 6 2023 6:50AM
Home Affairs gets no new funding to set up national office for cyber security
Will have five FTE staff, with more on-call.
Apr 5 2023 12:08PM
Home Affairs under pressure from ageing IT systems
Upkeep contributes heavily to $227.5m a year in contractor spend.
Apr 3 2023 6:41AM
Home Affairs to set up cyber and infrastructure security group
Folds in CISC.
Mar 27 2023 11:50AM
Home Affairs' Marc Ablong destined for new national security role
Exclusive: Prompts reshuffle that elevates cyber security leader.
Mar 21 2023 12:30PM
Gov to set up national office for cyber security
And open consultation on next national cyber security strategy.
Feb 27 2023 7:05AM
Home Affairs targets cyber security uplift with 'Project Eight'
Looks to raise maturity and protection levels.
Jan 19 2023 11:35AM
Home Affairs boss: Optus breach is not a model for policy debate
Unrepresentative of 'darker' threat types and risks.
Oct 13 2022 7:19AM
Banks, Visa at odds over GDPR-like rules for Australia
Both oppose data localisation.
Sep 7 2022 12:44PM
Australian immigration processing needs 'big dollars' IT fix
Investment is still 'some way' off.
Sep 3 2022 9:35AM
Home Affairs, ASIC, ACMA leave Global Switch data centre
Under $115m 'securing sovereign data' project.
Jul 19 2022 6:37AM
Digital passenger card integration incomplete when pulled
App in "hibernation" but work will continue.
Jul 13 2022 12:37PM
Australia scraps digital passenger cards for international arrivals
Minister concedes app "needs a lot more work".
Jul 4 2022 11:37AM
Border Force searched more than 40,000 devices in five years
Exclusive investigation: Between 2017 and 2021.
Jun 16 2022 12:00PM
Australia's ID systems 'deficient', unfit for online: review
Exclusive: Report urges greater use of biometrics, face verification.
May 19 2022 7:05AM
