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Google faces ‘millions’ in fines after Australian court rules in ‘world-first’ case that it misled users about data collection

The federal court sided with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which sued Google in October 2019, alleging that…

3 years ago

Australian PM Morrison calls on EU to release 3.1mn vaccine doses after Brussels denies blocking shipments

“3.1 million of the contracted vaccines that we had been relying upon in early January when we’d set out a…

3 years ago

Who else could it be? Russian hackers suspected of taking Australian morning news broadcast off air

Channel 9 CEO Mike Sneesby confirmed that a cyber-attack rendered the broadcaster unable to air its morning news show, ‘Weekend…

3 years ago

Australian police chief sparks backlash by proposing app to record sexual consent, later admitting it may be year’s ‘worst idea’

Mick Fuller, a police official in Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), first defended his proposal for a…

3 years ago

Australian spy chief dumps ‘right-wing’ & ‘Islamic’ extremism terms – that’s woke nonsense and denial of reality

The Australian intelligence service risks making an international laughing stock of its efforts to combat terrorism after its boss announced…

3 years ago

Low bar for ‘triumph of democracy’? Australian PM under fire after bragging women protesters weren’t shot

The new jolt rocked Australia's scandal-ridden political landscape on Monday, after PM Scott Morrison spoke on the massive women’s rights…

3 years ago

Australian reporters ‘angered’ after advice to stop using term ‘pedophile’ to refer to accused serial child molestor

In an email to reporters, an unnamed senior producer at ABC said that the Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS) had…

3 years ago

Australian AG outs himself as target of rape allegations in 1988 case that police consider closed after investigation

Attorney-General Christian Porter came forward on Wednesday to reveal that he was the minister accused by an unidentified Adelaide woman…

3 years ago

Australian parliament passes law requiring Big Tech to pay media after last-minute changes prompted by Facebook news ban

The much-anticipated bill, which is widely expected to serve as a precedent other nations such as Canada might soon follow,…

3 years ago

As Australian government caves, Facebook announces first proposed deal with media after lifting own news content ban

Hours after Facebook reversed its controversial decision to prohibit Australians from accessing news content on the platform, the company announced…

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