EFA regularly runs high-profile public campaigns, but the majority of the work we do involves the hard grind of developing detailed submissions to parliamentary and departmental inquiries. This is often very detailed and time-consuming work that needs to be completed in tight time-frames, often with short notice. We also often appear before parliamentary inquiries and directly lobby key members of parliament and senior bureaucrats.
Submissions
Below is a list of EFA’s 2019 policy submissions
To view past policy submissions, see our Submissions Page.
- Artificial Intelligence: Australia’s Ethics Framework – 31 May 2019
- Review of the mandatory data retention regime – 15 July 2019
- Review of the amendments made by the telecommunications and otherlegislation amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 – 7 July 2019
- Review of the mandatory data retention regime – 15 July 2019
- Freedom of the Press – 2 August 2019
- Review of the Identity-matching Services Bill 2019 and the Australian Passports Amendment (Identity-matching Services) Bill – 27 September 2019
- Australia’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy – 8 November 2019
- Copyright Amendment Bill – 19 November 2019
Policy Issues
We actively monitor a number of policy areas and specific issues. The topics below provide a detailed view of EFA’s policy positions.
Copyright
Privacy and Surveillance
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Articles
View articles we’ve published relating to these issue areas:
- Census 2016
- Mandatory Data retention
- Copyright Enforcement
- Censorship
- Data Breach Notification
- Surveillance
- Privacy
- Other Issues
Receive Policy Updates
Our Policy Team produce updates on significant policy issues from time to time. To receive these, please subscribe below. For our other mailing lists, please see our Subscribe page.
Previous Policy Updates
Elections
EFA publishes scorecards for Federal general elections (and significant Federal by-elections) rating a range of parties on their policies relating to key Digital Rights issues.
- 2016 Federal Election
- 2014 WA Senate Re-Election
- 2014 Griffith By-Election
- 2013 Federal Election
- 2010 Federal Election