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The forthcoming screen industry consultation needs to consider more than content quotas to ensure a strong and thriving Australian screen industry, according to one UNSW expert.

Every year, on International Women's Day, there is a spate of articles about how good it is to have women in various professions and the extent of their contribution to various industries. The next day everything is back to normal: the men dominate the coverage.

The Australian Labor Party has ruled out repealing the encryption law that was passed last year if it is elected, but says it will speedily incorporate the 170-odd amendments that were drafted, but not included in the law.

One of Australia's few female chief information officers is noncommittal about the idea of quotas for women in tech, but says that with current moves to boost the number of women in the industry not working, something else needs to be done.