Crikey

Australians have a right to their personal data. In practice, it’s not easy to use it

If a data scientist with close knowledge of the Privacy Act and time on her hands can't exercise her rights, what hope to do ...
TechCrunch

Clearview AI told it broke Australia’s privacy law, ordered to delete data

After Canada, now Australia has found that controversial facial recognition company, Clearview AI, broke national privacy laws when it covertly collected citizens’ facial biometrics and incorporated ...
Jurist

Citing rights to privacy, customers sue Australian telecoms giant Optus over major data breach

An Australian law firm on Friday launched a class-action lawsuit against telecommunications giant Optus, seeking compensation for the fallout of a major data breach that occurred in September. Filed ...
JD Supra

OAIC Publishes Privacy Guidance on Part 4A (Social Media Minimum Age) of the Online Safety Act

On October 10 2025, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (the OAIC) published regulatory guidance (the Guidance) for age restricted social media platforms and age assurance providers ...