23/09/2026 AI tools are everywhere now, and it’s easy to get swept up in the hype. Before signing a contract, consider whether the tool meets these essential requirements. Start with the problem, not the tool Privacy and data handling under Australian law Accuracy and reliability Regulatory landscape (know this is moving) Cost and pricing structure …
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23/09/2026 As smart glasses become more affordable and widely available, organisations are increasingly being required to consider whether staff, contractors, clients or visitors should be permitted to use them on organisational premises. This article reviews recent developments relating to smart glasses and highlights key considerations when updating organisational workplace policies. What Are Smart Glasses? Smart …
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28/08/2026 With children spending more time online, amendments to the Privacy Act introduced a requirement for the Office of the Australian Information Commission (OAIC) to develop a Children’s Online Privacy Code to enhance online privacy protections for children (the Code). For the purposes of the Code, a child is an individual under the age of …
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26/05/2026 Unions are continuing to sound the alarm on the impact widespread adoption of AI could have on workers’ rights, warning the lack of legal guardrails risks the erosion of job security and further entrenchment of socioeconomic inequality. A union backed report released by the John Curtin Research Centre (JCRC) has highlighted the importance of …
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25/03/2026 The NACC has released its report into Operation Myrtleford, which investigated six individuals that were referred to the NACC by the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. The NACC’s investigation was confined to specific events in 2015, 2017 and 2018 and determining whether the conduct of any of the six referred people constituted serious …
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25/02/2026 A recent Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) decision on Bunnings Group Limited’s (Bunnings) use of facial recognition technology (FRT) has overturned some of the Privacy Commissioner’s findings in relation to the contravention of the Australian Privacy Principles (APP). Departing from the Commissioner’s findings, the ART found that Bunnings lawfully collected the sensitive information of individuals entering its stores via FRT in accordance with APP 3.3 as …
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06/02/2026 As workplaces continue to grapple with the emergence and implications of AI, Microsoft has announced a landmark Framework Agreement with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), to ensure workers have a voice in how AI and other emerging technologies are implemented in Australian workplaces. The continuing improvements in AI capabilities has caused increased …
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12/12/2025 On 12 November 2025, the Australian Government released the AI Plan for the Australian Public Service. The Plan aims to improve efficiency and productivity in the APS by substantially increasing its use of AI in the next 18 months. It includes 15 initiatives under 3 mutually reinforcing pillars (Trust, People, and Tools) which aim …
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22/10/2025 The Federal Court recently ordered Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) pay $5.8 million in civil penalties following a mishandled ransomware attack in 2022. As noted by Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind, “for the first time, a regulated entity has been subject to civil penalties under the Privacy Act…” On 25 February 2022, Medlab Pathology, now a …
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24/09/2025 Australian retail giant Kmart’s facial recognition practices have been found to have breached Australia’s Privacy Act. The Privacy Commissioner, Carly Kind, of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), handed down her determination on 26 August 2025. Kmart deployed facial recognition (FR) cameras in 28 of its stores during a pilot program between …
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