Tag: federal government
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Australian MPs, police, and judges targeted in email hack
The private email accounts of thousands of Australian government officials, Australian Federal Police, judges and members of Parliament have been exposed in a massive data breach at Yahoo. The hack, which is thought to be the biggest in the world, impacted one billion accounts. The ABC reports that the private data of 3, 400 high profile…
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NBN gets $19.5 billion from government
The National Broadband Network (NBN) has received a $19.5 billion loan from the Turnbull government to allow it to complete the rollout. The NBN was unable to raise enough funds on the open market to complete the infrastructure project. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann and Communications Minister Mitch Fifield released a statement acknowledging the loan and expanding…
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Census 2016: Hacked
After the Census debacle on Tuesday night, this morning the ABS has claimed that the census website was hacked and subjected to four malicious attacks, probably from overseas.
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No drought insurance for farmers
A government report has rejected the feasibility of drought assistance for struggling farmers. The report was commissioned by the government to investigate whether the provision of drought assistance would benefit Australia’s significant agricultural sector. The report found that the move would be uneconomical, as 80% of government aid after droughts is allocated to livestock producers.…
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Federal Government’s $230m cyber security strategy
The Federal Government is expected to pour $230 million into its new national cyber security strategy which Malcolm Turnbull will announce today. According to News, the initiative will create a capacity to launch preemptive attacks on “cyber raiders”. A brand new four year program will be developed to boost Australia’s defence against online attacks. The improved security will include…