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Australia's top online-safety official says she has 'nothing to hide' on tech retreat

By James Panichi ( October 9, 2025, 02:05 GMT | Insight) -- Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s top online-safety official, has lashed out at MLex’s reporting about a tech retreat she attended in 2024, saying there was “nothing covert” about her taking part in the conference at the remote Minderoo Station of mining billionaire Andrew Forrest. In a hearing with Australian lawmakers, the eSafety commissioner directly rejected MLex’s reporting, saying she had disclosed her attendance at the all-expenses-paid retreat “in the proper recording period.” This contradicts her office’s admission that the failure to report her attendance had been the result of a “gap in admin staffing.”Australia’s top online-safety official has lashed out at MLex’s reporting about a meeting with tech giants she attended in 2024, saying there was “nothing covert” about her attendance at the remote Minderoo Station of mining billionaire Andrew Forrest....

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