8 Jan 2018 – Concerns about digital security of payday lenders

8 Jan 2018 – Payday lenders ask customers to share myGov and banking passwords, putting them at risk

1 Feb 2018, ABC News 24, on AEC’s Senate vote scanning system

09 Feb 2018 – Digital rights groups call for government to back away from encryption crackdown

10 February 2018 – Does technology knows you better than your family or friends?

28 February 2018 – Gov’t searches for encryption key

20 March 2018 – Consumer watchdog may investigate if Facebook data illegally used in Australian elections

22 March 2018 – Australian web security experts hit back at Facebook CEO’s statement

23 March 2018 – Don’t waste the Cambridge Analytica scandal: it’s a chance to take control of our data

24 March 2018 – Privacy experts warn parents against “sharenting”

26 March 2018 – Privacy office at breaking point

27 March 2018 –  Commissioner considers action against Facebook: The Cambridge Analytica fallout continues.

10 April – The shifting definition of privacy in the digital age

12 April 2018 – Facing fury over data theft

18 April 2018 – Australia backs global crackdown on Facebook and social media

30 May 2018 –  ‘Ludicrous’: privacy decision on blogger’s details released

30 May 2018 – Privacy watchdogs say Centrelink ruling is a failure of Australia’s freedom of speech

30 May 2018 – A ‘chilling effect’ on free speech

25 June 2018 – ABC News 24, on HealthEngine and MyHealthRecord

25 June 2018 – Major privacy breach in the misuse of personal information used by HealthEngine

25 June 2o18 – Australia’s HealthEngine Caught in Data-Sharing Fiasco

26 June 2018 – HealthEngine under fire from privacy organisations

27 June 2018 – PEXA breach harms digital trust

2 July 2018 – HealthEngine admits user information may have been accessed

3 July 2018 – Privacy in digital health: Matters of trust in a scandal-plagued era

5 July 2018 – HealthEngine app announces ‘major changes’ after doctor and patient backlash

16 July 2018 – Opt-out begins for MHR

16 July 2018 – Why I’m Opting Out Of My Health Record, And You Should Too

20 July 2018 – No action planned to block online taser sales despite rising crime fears

23 July 2018 – MHR legislation contradicts agency

28 July 2018 – The positives and perils of My Health Record 

30 July 2018 – Poor patching, lack of guidance leaving Australian healthcare data exposed

8 August 2018 – Critics voice concerns about a national digital health strategy lacking detail

14 August 2018 – No Backdoor But ‘Side Door’ For Encrypted Messaging In Government Crackdown

14 August 2018 – MHR senate inquiry on the way

15 August 2018 – Anti-encryption bill is ‘overreach’

16 August 2018 – The government is ratcheting up its surveillance powers. But we can stop this

22 August 2018 – Govt changes to MHR unveiled

6 September 2018 – Australians urged to act on data encryption: EFA

11 September 2018 – Digital rights groups call for government to scrap surveillance bill

12 September 2018 – Blow-back on encryption laws

19 September 2018 – Encryption bill ready for House

24 September 2018 – Australian Government Ignores Experts in Advancing Its Anti-Encryption Bill

16 October 2018 – Why everyone is against Australia’s decryption laws

23 October 2018 – “It’s faux democracy”: Decryption bill backlash continues