Data retention plan amended for journalists, but is it enough?

March 20, 2015 11:16

Data retention has been in the headlines in recent week but do the proposed amendments go far enough in protecting the media asks Angela Daly, Swinburne University of Technology and Adam Molnar, Deakin University in this cross post from The Conversation.

The House of Representatives has finally passed the third tranche of national security legislation, concerning the mandatory retention of all Australians’ data when they use telecommunications services.

In the wake of concerns about how such data retention could impact upon the media, the government and ALP adopted amendments to the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2014.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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JG 20 Mar 15

Not the legislation you would expect from any Australian parliament.

Maybe Abbott’s ‘slip of the tongue’ when referring to the Opposition Leader across the Despatch Box is a clue to where Abbott and his goons got their inspiration from. Next stop – book burning.

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