Bunnings has vowed to crack down on retail crime after being approved to use facial recognition technology in its stores, ...

Bunnings was reasonably entitled to use AI facial recognition technology to combat crime and staff abuse in its stores, the ...

Bunnings store managers gave evidence of regular threatening or abusive behaviour from some customers ...

The company soon after sought a review before the tribunal, which on Wednesday determined Bunnings was entitled to use facial ...

Bunnings customers will come under surveillance by facial recognition technology which the hardware giant says is necessary ...

The Administrative Review Tribunal has partially overturned the ruling of the Office of the Australian Information ...

Experts are divided over the ruling, with some praising the technology while others fear there could be long-term ...

A major ruling has been handed down in the long-running dispute over Bunnings’ controversial use of facial recognition technology in stores.

On 4 February 2026, the Administrative Review Tribunal set aside an earlier determination, made by the Privacy Commissioner, that Bunnings had contravened the Australian Privacy Principles ( APPs) set ...

In a significant turn of events, Bunnings, Australia's leading hardware retailer, has received approval to utilize facial recognition technology in its stores, a dec ...

Businesses using facial recognition cameras need customer consent – but a new ruling could open a loophole in the law.

After a previous ruling found the hardware giant had breached the Privacy Act by using the technology at dozens of stores.