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Australia to remove Chinese-made security cameras from national war memorial -reports

Australia's national war memorial will remove several Chinese-made security cameras installed on the premises because officials are concerned they could be used for spying, local media reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

Chinese-made security cameras to be removed from Australian War Memorial due to spyware concerns

Almost a dozen cameras will be removed from the War Memorial over spyware fears, as new chair Kim Beazley insists the devices are only being used outside the building.

ABC News

Russian Medibank hackers could be first targets of Australian sanctions against cyber-attackers

Dfat confirms it has provided advice to minister Penny Wong about using cyber-related powers introduced last year

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Chinese Communist Party critic Drew Pavlou removed from Australian parliament by police

Federal police and parliament's speaker are refusing to say why a prominent anti-Beijing activist was ordered to leave a public section of the building.

ABC News

Government 'looking hard' at Russia's presence in Australia, amid diplomatic tensions and spying concerns

There are fears some individuals are helping wage a propaganda war for the Kremlin and sowing division among local Russian speakers, prompting the Labor government to make its strongest comments since taking office on Russia's presence in Australia.

ABC News

Medibank hackers identified by Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says authorities know who is behind the Medibank cyber attack, with authorities to share specific detail later on Friday.

AAP

Australian Federal Police tells Senate estimates it does not believe China has an active police presence in Australia

Last month the ABC reported that the Department of Public Security in the Chinese city of Wenzhou had set up an official "contact point" for Chinese police in Sydney in 2018, but the AFP has told a Senate estimates hearing it does not believe that the office is currently active.

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James Paterson’s cyber hard line undermined as website is overrun by bots

As James Paterson took a hard line on cyber security, he had not noticed the spammers selling viagra under his photo.

The New Daily

Federal government calls on Optus to 'step up' handling of cyber-attack, says telco has yet to provide critical information

The federal government says Optus has not yet provided government agencies with critical information about customers who had their Medicare or Centrelink details exposed.

ABC News

Plea for Optus to help protect customers

The federal government is calling on Optus to work with it in protecting Australians caught up in a massive data breach.

AAP

Federal government under pressure to reveal Optus data breach plan as FBI called in to help

Sources say Labor is considering options including a parliamentary review or inquiry into massive cyber-attack

The Guardian - AU

Scottish companies face penalties over Plastic Packaging Tax registration

Almost a third (28%) of affected Scottish mid-sized businesses have yet to register for the newly-introduced tax

Insider UK

China labelled Australia's biggest national security threat on Q+A as tough talk on Taiwan draws passionate response

The Chinese Communist Party has revealed its nature many times over the years and we should take it very seriously, senator James Paterson tells Q+A after Beijing's actions in the Taiwan Strait this week.

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Dumfries and Galloway's John Paterson looks back on his life for Galloway People

John is returning to the Glenkens and is currently building a new home at Barskeoch a stone’s throw from the house where he grew up

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The Guardian - AU

TikTok has been accused of ‘aggressive’ data harvesting. Is your information at risk?

Users of the video app have been warned about its data practices and links to China. Can you keep your details safe?

ABC News

TikTok admits Australian data can be accessed in China, prompting warnings app may be compromised

TikTok is adamant it would never hand over Australian user data to the Chinese government but, after admissions that data can be accessed in China, federal politicians warn the app could be compromised.

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Scott Morrison's promise of change rubbished by several Q+A panellists as Liberal senator says he'd rather see Labor in power than a hung parliament

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is labelled out of touch on issues ranging from women to housing on an episode of Q+A where his promise to change if he again wins government is heavily maligned.

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Australia quietly shuts down anti-terror taskforce set up after Christchurch attack

Revelation comes in wake of Buffalo shooting in US, as Australia faces criticism over response to 2019 mosque attack

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The Guardian - AU

Independents slam ‘dirty tactic’, reporting fake campaign signs; 30 Covid deaths – as it happened

Scott Morrison won’t say if he will resign in case of hung parliament and Anthony Albanese backs royal commission into pandemic

The Guardian - AU

Morrison silent on ‘red line’ for China as Labor continues attack over handling of the Pacific

Coalition wants focus on the economy but prime minister remains mired in fallout over Solomon Islands

The Guardian - AU

Richard Marles’ contentious China trip was praised by Coalition MP

Deputy Labor leader was joined in Beijing in 2019 by Ted O’Brien who wrote a positive testimonial of the study tour

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine president addresses parliament; Putin a ‘war criminal’, PM says – as it happened

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Labor senator Kimberley Kitching remembered in teary parliamentary tribute

The life and legacy of late Labor senator Kimberley Kitching is remembered by politicians across the divide in a special parliamentary tribute, with tearful colleagues describing her as a friend, patriot and warrior.

AAP

Unis to combat foreign interference

Universities should train staff and students on spotting foreign interference, a parliamentary committee says in a new report.

ABC News

All political parties should heed ASIO warnings about weaponising national security, James Paterson says

The chair of parliament's intelligence committee, James Paterson, says all MPs should heed the head of ASIO's warnings against weaponising national security and intelligence matters.

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