The Eighth Layer · Across All Seven

DAA

The Digital Australia Authority. The internet isn't a department — it's where every Australian now lives, works and learns. Every one of the seven departments has a digital dimension, and no single one owns it. The DAA closes that gap across all of them.

Minister for Digital Australia

What DAA covers

The DAA is not an eighth department — the seven-department structure is kept. It is the digital layer that runs across all seven, owning the online environment none of them can own alone.

The People's PortalGovernment in your pocket.
Child online safetyCoordinated across every department.
CybercrimeScam and cybercrime prevention.
AI governanceAI regulation and governance.
MisinformationOnline misinformation and disinformation.
Digital identityDigital identity and privacy.

DAA policies