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The New South Wales government will push for changes to Commonwealth criminal laws to prevent security researchers being prosecuted for reporting potential bugs and vulnerabilities, including in the systems of public sector agencies, in “good faith”. Customer Service and Digital Government minister Victor Dominello is planning to pursue the changes…

Buckingham Palace has hosted a reception for the winners of a global writing competition - who also enjoyed a tour of the Evening Standard’s new office.

Coalition-era Commonwealth bureaucrats felt pressured to find new ways to rein in potential welfare fraud and non-compliance, the Robodebt royal commission hears.

A land agreement between Native Title Holders, the CSIRO, and the Western Australian and Commonwealth governments means construction of the international Square Kilometre Array telescope can get underway. The SKA project is a global initiative to create the world’s largest radio telescope, over a square kilometre in collecting area size.…

The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) is the world’s oldest international schools’ writing contest

How one nation’s sovereignty movement is setting off a chain reaction among former British colonies in the Caribbean

A federal government decision to slash billions of dollars from public hospitals over the next four years has enraged doctors, who argue they are "stunned" the government would cut money on the back of rising inflation, a burnt-out workforce and a huge backlog of elective surgeries.

David McBride has withdrawn an application to be protected under whistleblowing laws after the Commonwealth sought to suppress expert evidence.

The federal government’s cyber hubs pilot has been extended for a further six months, enabled by an additional $31.3 million in Budget funding that builds on the Coalition’s investment in March. The Digital Transformation Agency will also use the funding to develop a Commonwealth incident response capability and prepare a…