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News about politics

• Government-funded body's survey of cyber sector reveals encryption bill dread

  AustCyber #aabill survey, completed in November but not released until after bill passed, finds majority fear negative impact

• Cyber security Minister Angus Taylor resigns

  Alongside Michael Keenan, Minister assisting the Prime Minister for digital transformation

• Public fear of AI job disruption outstrips expert opinion

  Your predictions about AI and employment have a lot to do with how much you know about AI, finds study

• Turnbull names Greg Hunt as minister for Industry, Innovation and Science

  Reshuffles frontbench cabinet

• Investigation into Hillary Clinton’s personal email system closed without charges

  Attorney General Loretta Lynch said she came to a decision after meeting FBI chief James Comey

• ​Greens call for immediate "multi-party inquiry into the most cost-effective and future-proof architecture for the NBN​"

  Needs to Be Non-politicised

Features about politics

• ​Communications Minister contradicts nbn CEO on rollout remit

  nbn says it must be "cheapest" method. Fifield instead says "cost effective."

• ​Large cracks appear in nbn business case

  and competition along with innovation will vanish down them