Online Data Retention Bill passes Aussie House of Reps
gizmodo.com.auI think this is where you can find more result. http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislati...
Just to draw distinction, I assume the bill is amending to keep the telecommunication data, rather than the content of the communication for certain period of time. I am not sure on which spectrum of privacy most people fall though.