1 September 2026

Australia is eyeing a world-first ‘fair and reasonable’ test for data collection and privacy

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On Monday, the Australian government released draft legislation for the next big overhaul of the Privacy Act. The Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026 is now out for public comment, ...

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