ACIC
Criminal intelligence agency appoints new CIO after restructure
As fingerprint database overhaul gets underway.
Jan 21 2022 12:52PM
IDEMIA scores $180m deal to upgrade Australia's fingerprint system
Will shift system to protected cloud platform.
Dec 14 2021 7:02AM
Police get online account takeover, data disruption powers
After "extraordinary" bill passes federal parliament.
Aug 25 2021 5:02PM
Online account takeover bill faces 33 changes to pass parliament
PJCIS wants greater oversight, new assurances on use.
Aug 6 2021 12:53PM
AFP leading new cross-agency ransomware taskforce
Operation Orcus gets underway.
Jul 20 2021 12:51PM
Crims using encrypted platforms 'almost exclusively', ACIC claims
‘No legitimate reason’ for everyday public use.
May 7 2021 11:40AM
Law enforcement used encryption-busting laws 11 times last year
NSW Police issued seven technical assistance requests.
Mar 19 2021 4:09PM
Online account takeover powers sent to PJCIS for review
Legislation to face much-needed scrutiny.
Dec 8 2020 6:29PM
Govt urged to avoid TOLA repeat with dark web laws
Law Council says proper scrutiny needed.
Dec 3 2020 6:47PM
Australian govt makes play for sweeping online account takeover powers
'Exclusive control' for serious offences.
Dec 3 2020 12:32PM
Home Affairs shifts national real-time intelligence system to Azure cloud
Baseline platform now live.
Aug 19 2020 7:06AM
ACIC to deploy archTIS platform for secure inter-agency sharing
On national real-time intelligence sharing system build.
Oct 15 2019 12:52PM
NEC's replacement A/NZ managing director named
After Mike Barber transition.
Apr 18 2019 12:09PM
Questions over DTA's govt-wide IT oversight function
After $34m national biometrics system collapse.
Feb 19 2019 11:48AM
Incumbent scores big after national biometrics system fail
ACIC hands IDEMIA $34m to continue NAFIS support.
Feb 19 2019 7:04AM
Auditor lashes junked national biometrics project after significant failures
"Deficient in almost every significant respect".
Jan 21 2019 6:28PM
Lessons from government's biggest tech turkeys of 2018
And what's on the block for 2019.
Jan 17 2019 7:09AM
National real-time intelligence system quietly gets another $59m
Govt approves full funding for tranche one.
Jan 15 2019 12:00PM
ACIC spent $26m on dumped NEC biometrics system
Would have cost $47m more to complete.
Nov 30 2018 10:19AM
NEC loses national biometrics database project
Over ongoing delays and cost overruns.
Jun 15 2018 3:30PM
