Implementing multi-factor authentication, supplier risk-management frameworks, and staff security training could help to reduce data breaches. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s ...

In possibly Australia’s most important privacy case to date, the Federal Court today dealt a severe blow to Australia’s information privacy laws by narrowing the definition of “personal information”.

Australian businesses and government agencies reported more than 1,100 data breaches to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) in 2024 – the highest annual total since mandatory ...

SYDNEY, June 5 (Reuters) - Australia's privacy regulator said on Wednesday it had filed a lawsuit against the country's biggest health insurer Medibank (MPL.AX), opens new tab over a data breach that ...

Today, the Australian government committed to developing the country’s first data protection law for children. The decision, which rights organizations including Human Rights Watch, Australian ...

Qantas Airways said criminals stole nearly six million of its customer records in July as part of an attack on companies around the world. By Mark Walker The Australian airline Qantas Airways said on ...