LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: How do you feel about the Government or the police having access to your online communications during the past two years? Maybe you're somebody who thinks: nothing to hide, ...

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) handed down its report [PDF] of Australia's metadata retention scheme on Wednesday, issuing 22 recommendations that tighten ...

In a bid to pass data retention laws, Tony Abbott has proposed warrants to access journalists' metadata. But the press union has rejected the calls, saying confidential sources should be kept ...

A review of Australia’s telecommunications metadata retention laws concludes a longstanding loophole allowing all manner of agencies to access metadata should be closed off, saying it was of ...

When we talk about preserving and digitising cultural heritage, most people picture the art and objects that make up a museum’s collections. Certainly, these works are vital signifiers of both our ...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is complaining it has been adversely impacted by the stripping of its access to data retained by Australia's telcos. In 2015, the Coalition Australian government ...

National security laws designed to crack down on terrorism are being exploited for investigations into shoddy drivers, illegal rubbish dumpers and even people posting bill posters, it has been claimed ...