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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is warning people to be on the lookout for “tax-themed scam emails”, SMS and calls over the coming months, looking to take advantage of Australians who are “submitting tax returns or waiting for the outcome of an assessment”.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority warns the public to be vigilant against fraud as the end of the financial year signals tax time—a busy period for scammers.

The ACMA has warned the public to be vigilant of fake emails and SMS claiming to be from myGov, an Australian government services portal, which may possibly be a scam.

The Australian National Audit Office has released a scathing report about the Digital Transformation Agency's handling of nine selected procurements, saying it "did not conduct the procurements effectively and its approach fell short of ethical requirements".

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a new scam alert warning of an SMS offering a free COVID-19 test kit which has emerged in recent days.

Australians who wish to travel abroad after the country's international borders open on 1 November can obtain proof of their COVID-19 vaccinations to show at immigration control points abroad.

If you've had your two COVID-19 vaccine jabs in Australia and want a simply way to prove your vaccinated status and inject yourself with a sense of confidence, iPhone and Android owners will be happy to know it's effortlessly easy.

More than two million Australians have created digital identities through the government my.Gov portal in order to access digital services, a statement from two ministers says.

Email security service MailGuard has detected a phishing campaign that tries to collect Australians' myGov credentials as well as personal information.

Over $1.26 million has been lost by Australians to government impersonation scams, according to a new report from the ACCC’s Scamwatch service.

Scammers are now trying to exploit Australians financially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission which says that new superannuation scams have been reported to its Scamwatch service in recent weeks.

The Australian Government's myGov website has crashed as taxpayers pile on to file their returns in a bid to get the sum of a little over $500 that will come to some as part of the laws to cut tax passed recently.

The usage of the government myGov portal has risen by 40% in the last 12 months, a statement from the Department of Human Services claims, with 500,000 users logging in on a daily basis.

The Federal Government has allocated $67.2 million in the forthcoming budget for use in fresh trials around its myGovID identify system, a trial of which began in October last year for iPhone users.

The redesign of the Australian Government's myGov website has been described as a mediocre attempt to give Australians a better online experience.

With the announcement that, from this year onwards, Australians will have to file their taxes online using the myGov portal, a nice new target has been created for hackers who, like all other humans, want maximum returns for minimum work.

The Australian Taxation Office continues to ramp up the transformation of services to taxpayers to the online environment, with its latest improvement involving the extension of voice authentication to the ATO app.