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Australian health insurer says data of all customers hacked

Australia’s largest health insurer says a cybercriminal has hacked the personal data of all its 4 million customers, as the government introduced legislation that would increase penalties for companies that fail to protect clients’ private information

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New laws to crack down on data hacking

Companies that have data breaches like Optus or Medibank could soon face bigger penalties under new laws introduced to parliament.

AAP

Qld denies hindering UN prison inspectors

The Queensland government has denied hindering UN prison inspectors, saying they were only stopped from visiting some detainees with severe mental illness.

AAP

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Mark Dreyfus refuses to say when Labor added high bar for public hearings to anti-corruption bill

Attorney general accused of using public interest immunity ‘improperly’ and adding exceptional circumstances test as ‘political decision’

The Guardian - AU

UN torture prevention body suspends Australia trip citing 'clear breach' of OPCAT obligations

The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture said it had no option but to suspend its visit, saying lack of access to detention facilities in NSW was "a clear breach by Australia of its obligations".

ABC News

Australia flags new corporate penalties for privacy breaches

Australia has proposed tougher penalties for companies that fail to protect customers’ personal data after two major cybersecurity breaches left millions vulnerable to criminals

The Independent UK

A Huge New Fine For Customer Data Breaches Has Been Revealed Optus Must Be Shitting Itself

The federal government has flagged the introduction of new laws that will punish companies for allowing customer data to be hacked.

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Australian companies to face fines of $50m for data breaches

In wake of Optus and Medibank leaks, serious or repeated breaches of customer information will attract heavy penalties under new legislation

The Guardian - AU

Optus and Medibank hacks prompt government to increase fines for massive data breaches to a minimum of $50 million

The financial penalty imposed on companies that suffer serious or repeated privacy breaches will be increased to at least $50 million.

ABC News

Julian Assange: Australian government urged to show ‘courage’ against US over charges

Jennifer Robinson, a human rights lawyer who represents Assange, says ‘the future ahead for Julian is grim’

The Guardian - AU

National anti-corruption commission: Bar too high for public hearings, say critics

Australia risks establishing a national anti-corruption commission that’s too weak to effectively expose wrongdoing, experts say.

The New Daily

National anti-corruption commission's 'exceptional circumstances' test for public hearings could be misused, lawyers warn

Designs for a National Anti-Corruption Commission could be misused to prevent public hearings, lawyers and senior former politicians warn, as the federal government defends an "exceptional circumstances" test for open hearings.

ABC News

‘A very outdated piece of legislation’: Optus hack highlights Privacy Act loophole

Under the current rules, companies are only required to tell hack victims a breach has occurred if it’s deemed ‘eligible’.

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NSW’s refusal to allow UN inspectors in prisons ‘raises questions’, human rights commissioner says

Lorraine Finlay says state government’s decision means Australia is ‘failing to live up to the promises it made to the world’

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The Guardian - AU

Australians overwhelmingly agree ‘stealthing’ should be a crime, study finds

A majority aren’t familiar with the term for non-consensual removal of condom during sex, a criminal act in four jurisdictions, so reporting is low

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange’s supporters call on Australian government to provide update on talks with US

Campaign adviser says public should be told of any progress on securing Assange’s release if he is extradited from UK

AAP

Why Indigenous voice matters for everyone

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney says a change to the constitution to recognise First Nations people would bring about a better future.

The New Daily

Attorney-General’s pledge to fed up voters

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says a national anti-corruption commission will be legislated this year to bring back trust and transparency to politics.

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Bugs in the system

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal will sign off today on warrants for phone taps on everyone from spy chiefs to the prime minister, and one in five Australians were working from home on census day last year.

AAP

Attorney-General's pledge to fed up voters

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says a national anti-corruption commission will be legislated this year to bring back trust and transparency to politics.

The Guardian - AU

Information commissioner spends more than $560,000 in legal fees to defend FOI delays

Former senator Rex Patrick launched federal court action last year over OAIC’s slow freedom of information request review process

The Guardian - AU

Push to scrap Australia privacy exemptions for political parties due to risk of data breaches

Digital Rights Watch says cyber-attacks on political parties in 2019 narrowly avoided a breach that would have caused ‘unimaginable damage’

The Canberra Times

Collaery urges govt to lead 'breakout solution' for 'prisoner of conscience' Assange

Prominent lawyer Bernard Collaery issued a challenge to the Albanese government to free the WikiLeaks founder.

The Guardian - AU

Legal opinions split on whether Andrew Thorburn could argue discrimination over Essendon resignation

One lawyer says the matter contrasts with Israel Folau’s sacking, as views weren’t actually expressed

The Guardian - AU

Judge adjourns hearing of tax whistleblower Richard Boyle for one day

Both parties asked to ‘have a crack’ at coming to an agreed set of facts in first judicial test of public interest disclosure legislation

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