Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed new Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security, Tony Burke, who will tackle these roles alongside Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Minister for the Arts and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The cupboard modifications introduced on Sunday come two years after Claire O’Neill was appointed and cyber safety was established as a standalone ministry – a interval that has additionally seen a lot of cyber assaults and knowledge breaches – the 4 largest in Australia’s historical past – involving Optus, Medibank, Latitude and Medisecure.
Prime Minister Albanese additionally appointed Andrew Charlton as his particular envoy for cyber safety and digital resilience. At a press convention, the Prime Minister stated: “This is a particular project that Andrew, Cyber Security Minister Tony Burke and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland have been discussing about how Australia, and the world, can deal with a variety of points the place expertise is altering how we relate to one another and the way society capabilities throughout the board. This is one thing that requires somebody away from the day-to-day enterprise to consider how Australia positions itself to keep away from a number of the damaging outcomes that exist, but additionally to establish the optimistic alternatives that exist.”
“Andrew Charlton is a superb thinker and somebody I needed on this function,” the prime minister stated. “I feel the mix of those modifications represents a serious step ahead.”
Claire O’Neill has been appointed Minister for Housing and Homelessness.