City of Melville(梅尔维尔市政府)市议会谴责针对议员、候选人和工作人员的网络欺凌、骚扰、威胁和暴力行为。此举是在独立联邦议员Helen Haines于10月19日据称在一起路怒事件中被汽车撞倒之后作出的。然而,议员们以6比7的票数否决了一项提案,即请求WA Local Government Association(西澳地方政府协会)推动协调一致的应对措施,并审查保护措施中的漏洞。提出该动议且未经事先通知的议员Karen Wheatland表示,任何人都不应以接受威胁作为服务社区的代价。其他议员质疑该提案是否恰当、是否得当。
Outdated technology and weak digital safety skills are the biggest threats to national cybersecurity, according to the latest Cyber Threat Report from the Australian Signals Directorate. The public sector recorded nearly half of the 1500 incidents reported to the Australian Cyber Security Centre in the past financial year. Director-general Abigail Bradshaw warned that service outages will likely become normal and urged companies to put security ahead of access. Medium-sized businesses reported a 45 per cent rise in cybercrime losses, with an average cost of $141,300.