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• Re-envisioning NAPLAN: use technology to make the tests more authentic and relevant - The Conversation AU

  13-05-2018 22:41
  The Conversation AU
  Re-envisioning NAPLAN: use technology to make the tests more authentic and relevant
  The Conversation AU
  NAPLAN testing starts this week. With calls for a review and one of the world's leading education experts calling the writing portion “the worst one of the 10 or 12 of the international tests” and “by far the most absurd and the least valid” he had ...
  
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• Private sector may be able to access My Health Record data for research

  13-05-2018 22:30
  Use of both de-identified data and, in some circumstances, identifiable data will be permitted under a new government framework for so-called “secondary use” of data derived from the national eHealth record system. Linking data from the My Health Record system to other datasets is also allowed under some circumstances.
  
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• Auditor slams govt’s security vetting systems

  13-05-2018 22:30
  Information systems at the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) are still failing to meet the agency’s business needs resulting in “inefficient processes and data quality and integrity issues,” an audit has concluded.
  
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• Digital rights report calls for data retention rollback, privacy reform

  13-05-2018 21:00
  A new report on the state of digital rights in Australia has called for the repeal of the country’s mandatory data retention legislation and new laws to protect individuals’ privacy.
  
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