Australia’s new scam prevention draft is welcome – but it needs to be broader in scope

  • Written by: Mohiuddin Ahmed, Senior Lecturer of Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University
Australia’s new scam prevention draft is welcome – but it needs to be broader in scopeParinPix/Shutterstock

The federal government is stepping up its fight against scams, which last year cost Australians more than A$2.7 billion.

On Friday, the federal treasury released a draft scam prevention framework. The government said the plan is:

an economy‑wide reform to protect the Australian community from scams. It takes a...

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