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Four of Australia's biggest social services organisations have formed a coalition to back the "yes" campaign for a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice.

Overhauling protections for journalists to improve press freedom is long overdue, according to the attorney-general.

Australians would be able to demand companies delete their personal information under a European-style overhaul of privacy laws.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus yesterday released a report with 30 proposals for updating Australia’s privacy regime. The proposals are practical, necessary and overdue. However, they are just proposals, which have been made several times in the past before disappearing into the “too hard basket” of the Australian, state and territory governments.

We’re still ‘stopping the boats’ with even stronger border patrols after ditching temporary protection visas, and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has vowed to establish a treaty with First Nations peoples.

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A review of the Privacy Act has found Australia's laws are lagging compared to international standards and need a shake up to keep personal data safe.

Individual rights could be modelled on the EU’s general data protection regulation or GDPR

One of the nation's highest-profile corporate whistleblowers has accused the federal government of "fiddling while Rome burns", labelling integrity reforms as hypocritical considering the Commonwealth is still pressing ahead with two prosecutions.