In 2025, the Australian Parliament introduced a new statutory tort enabling individuals to sue for serious invasions of privacy. This paper contextualises the operation of the new statutory tort. It explains the different dimensions of privacy, outlines the limits of existing common law and statutory protections, and presents the new tort’s elements, defences, remedies and...

This research explores how property technology (PropTech) is used in Australia’s private and social rental sectors to collect and process applicant and tenant personal information. It examines the implications of this for individuals and housing access, and whether existing policy and legal frameworks are fit-for-purpose.

Data and digital technologies are the modern engines of economic growth. Australia needs to harness the consumer and productivity benefits of data and digital technology while managing and mitigating any downside risks. There is a role for government in setting the rules of the game to foster innovation and ensure that Australians reap the benefits...

Services Australia collects, stores and uses the personal information of more than 27 million people to deliver services and payments. This audit provides assurance about whether Services Australia is effectively managing the privacy of client information. Deficiencies were found with risk management, data matching, record-keeping, impact assessments, transparency and reporting. The report provides eight recommendations.

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare presents new challenges for women in Australia, particularly as existing gender gaps in health data and research remain unaddressed. AI tools often propagate misinformation and gender bias, while FemTech applications raise significant privacy concerns. This policy brief sets out a gender-informed approach to digital health reform.