Clare O’Neil

Smirking and laughing while taking a dig at a devastated small business owner was likely not the response Australians expected from the boss of Optus on the day its network collapsed.But that’s precisely what chief executive officer Kelly…

Telstra and Optus will be forced to “take responsibility” and assist authorities in detecting oncoming cyber attacks under a revamped plan to deal with a national rise in cybercrime. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said the federal…

Outspoken tech executive Matt Barrie has blasted the Albanese government’s record high immigration intake as a “national disgrace” in a blistering speech to business leaders and bureaucrats.The Freelancer chief executive, speaking at The…

Jim Chalmers has accused Peter Dutton of playing divisive politics after the Opposition Leader aired concerns about the effect Australia’s short-term migration intake could have on the housing crisis.Speaking to reporters in Brisbane on…

While the nation hand-wrings over one of the worst housing shortages in history, buried in the appendix of Budget Paper 3 was the Federal Government’s official net overseas migration (NOM) forecast, which has been aggressively…

A major review into Australia’s “broken” migration system has recommended a long-term approach be adopted and a systematic overhaul of the flawed program be undertaken. The report, released on Thursday by Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil,…

The heartlessness of the hackers behind some of the world’s largest cyber attacks has been revealed, with a warning that Australia could be hit by more hacks.A hacker claiming to be from the same group that orchestrated the hacks on…

TikTok has reportedly been banned from all Australian government devices, a move the social media giant says has been driven by “politics, not fact”.A widespread social media review was commissioned by Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil…

Politicians are using burner phones or their staff members’ devices to access TikTok, as pressure mounts on the government to enact a total ban of the Chinese-owned app on all government devices. The Opposition’s spokesman for cybersecurity…

Australians should be wary of the “intrusive and dangerous” viral video app TikTok, Barnaby Joyce has warned. The former deputy prime minister said he held concerns the Chinese-owned app had the ability to watch you watch it. “I don’t have…