ADVOCACY, POLICY & NEWS
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Albanese Government Poised to Restrict Australia’s Freedom of Information Regime
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) warns that the Albanese government is set to weaken our government’s transparency framework and its accountability by using its numbers to bulldoze the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 (FOIA Bill) through Parliament without amendment when it resumes this week, despite overwhelming and…
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EFA Inc Membership Engagement Survey 2025
By EFA Chair, John Pane. It’s been some time since we’ve done this. And it’s about time! As you know, as part of our advocacy work EFA has been chipping away at awareness-building activities (think media interviews and newsletters) and on the ground policy work to push for digital rights policies…
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What OpenClaw, OpenAI, and a Node.js Hack Tell Us About the Future of AI Agents
By Warren McHugh, EFA Board Member. AI is being sold as a friendly assistant that quietly makes life easier: it writes emails, fixes code, books meetings, drafts legal notes, summarises research. The new wave of “AI agents” goes further than just suggesting things, they’re designed to act on your behalf.…
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science: EFA Profiles A/Prof Vanessa Teague
In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science on the 11th of February, Electronic Frontiers Australia is proud to feature A/Prof Vanessa Teague, a leading voice in Australian cryptography and is a former EFA board member. Her work is at the forefront of protecting our digital rights,…
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Social Media, Big Tech, and Big Tobacco: Is There a Connection?
Written by John Pane, EFA Chair. For years, concerns about children, smartphones, and social media have occupied a grey zone — intuitively alarming, politically contentious, and legally elusive. Fast forward to 2025 and Australia passes the social media ban that we had to have. Problem solved, right? Well, the government…
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EFA Challenges Australians to Fix the “Privacy Paradox” This World Data Privacy Day
Written by John Pane, Chair of Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc. If you’re reading this on January 26, it’s Australia Day. As a public holiday, odds are you’re at a BBQ, enjoying the company of friends and family, and the familiar mix of conversations and banter that BBQs usually bring. Perhaps…
