World IP Day 2026: Copyright, Creativity, and the Future of AI in Australia
Written by Julian Watchorn, Vice-Chair, Electronic Frontiers Australia. On World Intellectual Property Day, we are reminded that copyright is not a barrier to innovation: it is one of the systems that helps make innovation possible. In 2026, that system is under pressure. As governments accelerate investment in artificial intelligence, there is a growing push to […]
Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2026 Withdrawn
Written by John Pane, EFA Chair. Following some very spirited debate today in the Senate, EFA is quite happy to announce that the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill has been withdrawn. In respect of Senator Gallagher’s (LAB) comments in the Senate today that “….the intention of the bill was to modernise the FOI process, reduce […]
2018 Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc. will be held on Saturday 24 November 2018, via videoconference, at: 16:00 AEDT (NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS) 15:30 ACDT (SA) 15:00 AEST (QLD) 14:30 ACST (NT) 13:00 AWST (WA) Zoom/Teleconference Information The videoconference technology used will be Zoom, with meeting ID: 749 594 226 Join from […]
Turnbull Hates your Privacy Online
We see today that the Australian government is still pushing for an encryption backdoor, and isn’t engaging with the Australian public about what they intend to do. The bill is apparently in “advanced stages” without any transparency on its impact to your privacy and security. There are signs Labor may oppose the legislation, so all is not […]
Metadata access for civil cases
Just before Christmas, the Attorney-General’s Department announced a consultation about whether access to telecommunications data (metadata) retained under the mandatory data retention scheme should be extended to include civil cases. The timing of this consultation – it was announced the week before Christmas with an original submission deadline of 13th January (since extended to 27th […]