Australian ID trial for young offenders looks to rebuild lives
Rehabilitating those who committed crime is an important feature of modern justice and it’s even more so for young offenders….
Australia
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NSW publishes code of practice for pubs, clubs using FRT to curb gambling
In New South Wales, the government is introducing a facial recognition code of practice to help businesses reduce harms related…
Australia exploring plans to connecting AGDIS to private sector identity exchanges
Earlier in March, Australia’s Department of Finance closed its tender for “professional services to undertake current‑state mapping and analysis of…
Australian regulators roll out new age assurance guidance, enforceable industry codes
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published new guidance on age assurance technologies. A release from the…
NSW officially launches digital birth certificate program for people aged 16-21
New South Wales is the first Australian state to offer a digital birth certificate for people between the ages of…
Australia expands age checks to AI chatbots, app stores, porn sites and more
After becoming the first country to ban under-16s from social media, Australia has now gone further by implementing one of…
Australia launches major evaluation of social media minimum age law
How is Australia’s experiment in setting a minimum age for social media use going? It’s a question many in the…
Australian Retail Council says shoppers in favor of facial recognition
More than 80 percent of Australians support the use of facial recognition in retail stores to identify people who have…
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner stands firm in face of US demands
For a few weeks, there wasn’t much news about how U.S. Congress has demanded that Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman…
Queensland expands digital services for licence holders with Thales support
The Australian state of Queensland has expanded its Digital Licence app to include driver trainer and motorcycle rider trainer accreditations….
