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Lack of opposition support for the misinformation bill meant there was no legislative pathway to passing it into law.

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Consultation needs to be taken seriously, not treated as a formality to be ticked off by a department or a minister’s office ...

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Radically secure digital identity infrastructure is up and running in Europe right now. But not here, in Australia.

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