2025 Federal Election Scorecard: Where Parties Stand on Digital Rights
We’ve made a tech policy and digital rights scorecard to give you all the info you need before voting. Want to know how Australia’s three major parties stack up on privacy, digital rights, social media, and surveillance this election?
EFA’s Response to 2025-2026 Federal Budget
It’s budget time again. While the government deals with ubiquitous cost of living pressures we have had a quick look to see what the budget holds for digital rights in 2025. And with an election likely to be called any day now, we plan on bringing digital rights issues to the government’s attention. Here is what […]
EFA Calls for Urgent Legislative Action on AI Safety Amidst Global Deregulation Trends
Melbourne, Australia – Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), a leading not-for-profit organisation advocating for digital rights, expresses deep concern over the Australian Government’s decision to pause its plans for mandatory AI regulatory guardrails. This decision, influenced by emerging international trends of AI deregulation, poses significant risks to the safety, privacy, and rights of Australians. The recent […]
Why Australia Needs Its Whistleblowers
Why Australia needs its whistleblowers–especially in a murky digital landscape.
EFA’s submission to rushed inquiry into the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024
With a complete disregard for democratic processes, the Government has pushed ahead with their Social Media age verification legislation giving the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications 5 working days to undertake inquiry and report back their findings. EFA received the email inviting submissions to the inquiry at 13:45 on Thursday 21st November […]
