Suncorp partners with Spanish start-up Traity for rental bonds
ASX-listed insurer Suncorp Group wants to see tenancy laws across the country updated, so the rising cohort of renters can have an alternative to stumping up for a costly bond at […]
Doctors sue Japanese government for requiring national ID to access medical care
The Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association has filed a lawsuit challenging a Ministry of Health order that will require people to use a national identification card instead of health insurance cards to access medical care. The national identification card can be used in the […]
Fair Work Amendment (Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Discrimination) Bill 2023 Inquiry
Submissions Open till 24 March 2023
On 9 February 2023, the Senate referred the Fair Work Amendment (Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Discrimination) Bill 2023 to the Committee for inquiry and report by 21 June 2023.
The Bill was sponsored by Senators Canavan, Rennick and Antic.
Victoria revives plan for health database with no opt-out
A plan for a centralised health database in Victoria that denies patients the right to opt-out has been revived by the state government, reigniting privacy and data security fears among digital rights advocates.
The Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill […]
CBA and ANZ explore conversational AI use cases
As new wave of tools like ChatGPT hit the market.
The Commonwealth Bank and ANZ Banking Group are among Australian banks that are actively seeking use cases for the new wave of […]
NSW digital birth certificate to be trialled in April
First aid certificates also coming to smartphones.
The NSW government’s digital birth certificate (DBC) will be trialled by Vision Australia and selected early childhood education centres, according to minister for customer service and digital government, Victor Dominello.
The minister has also foreshadowed trials of […]
Services Australia finds ‘high risk’ vulnerability in identity exchange
Services Australia said it has “actioned” several security-related vulnerabilities found in an identity exchange it operates for the government’s digital identity system, including one rated ‘high risk’.
The vulnerabilities were uncovered in periodic security […]
New digital identity system to get go-ahead
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher is expected to advise state and territory digital ministers on Friday that the […]
Westpac exec warns AI bots may ‘hallucinate’
Westpac is deepening its collaboration with cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services, which will provide its “generative AI” technologies to the bank to write better letters to customers and help […]