Kevin Rennie · May, 2013

Latest posts by Kevin Rennie from May, 2013

Oz Cyber Security Czar Ignorant of Tor

  31 May 2013

IT website Delimiter reports what would seem inconceivable to most people with an interest in Internet security: a senior Australian public servant responsible for cyber security policy has confessed to not being familiar with the Tor encryption service.

Australia Excuses Itself from Refugee Law

  18 May 2013

On 17 May 2013 Australian blogger and self-styled ‘global nomad’ More Atlitude posted a lengthy and detailed post in response to “Australia’s decision yesterday to excise its mainland from the migration zone” this week. He argues that it essentially reinforces a horrible, horrible policy of enforced detention for legal (I...

Australia: National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding At Last

  2 May 2013

The funding of a National Disability Insurance Scheme has been a political football in Australia after legislation for the NDIS passed with unanimous support in Australia earlier in 2013. Both sides of politics had argued that it should be funded from general revenue.