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Govt funding starts flowing to agencies in real-time
German watchdog chief calls Wirecard scandal a 'massive criminal act'
Social media giants to face same EU hateful content rules as broadcasters
ANZ sees fivefold increase in digital channel use
Govt mulls stricter cyber security accountability for agencies
election
AEC looks to ditch all paper lists on polling day
Investigates cost of device rollout.
Jul 1 2020 7:19AM
AEC in hiring spree ahead of core systems rebuild
Moves to bolster IT team from July.
Jun 3 2020 1:02PM
Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 US election
But not content that is parody or satire.
Jan 8 2020 10:36AM
Democrats release tips for US election campaigns to fight online disinformation
Social media giants "come up short" on issue.
Dec 17 2019 1:11PM
NSW iVote system may have been vulnerable to voter fraud at election
Susceptible to Scytl flaw uncovered earlier this year.
Nov 14 2019 12:21PM
Labor leadership devoid of tech talent: ALP autopsy
Bemoans “lack of digital literacy within Labor’s senior ranks.”
Nov 8 2019 1:26PM
Electoral systems evade cyber-attack during federal poll
AEC detects no successful compromises.
Jul 30 2019 7:02AM
The techies who ran for office in the 2019 federal election
Check out the candidates from the tech industry hoping to win a seat in Parliament.
May 17 2019 1:20PM
iVote uptake falls short in NSW election
Platform use decline since 2015.
May 6 2019 7:00AM
Electoral Commission spins up cyber ops centre
Looks to ex-cyber spooks to protect electoral systems.
Apr 18 2019 12:45PM
NSW iVote registration goes down on election eve
Call volumes then overwhelm telephone service.
Mar 22 2019 7:14PM
Electoral systems secure after parliament hack, but longing for upgrade
AEC chief reiterates need for IT rebuild.
Feb 21 2019 12:16PM
Aussie electoral systems get 24x7 monitoring for 2019 election
Security operations centre to detect cyber threats.
Jan 8 2019 9:10AM
Qld starts building new electoral IT system
Using Konnech software.
Oct 9 2018 6:04AM
Political parties to get cyber subsidy for electoral databases
Govt wants ASD top 4 in place.
Jul 10 2018 6:50AM
Tasmanian Labor commits to build govt services app
Plans for integration with private sector.
Feb 28 2018 3:45PM
Queensland to have new electoral system by 2019
Tenders close for electoral management system.
Feb 26 2018 9:00AM
EFA members revolt as cash dries up
'Unnecessary spending' claim unnerves board hopefuls.
Sep 20 2017 6:55AM
The AEC is building an app for enrolment, polling info
But prospect of electronic voting remains far off.
Aug 8 2017 12:00PM
AEC to review resilience of electoral systems
Ahead of next federal election.
Jul 7 2017 12:00PM
