[1] A data retention bill has been initiated by the Australian Government.
[2] The bill’s purpose is to make sure that ISP’s and telco enterprises are able to preserve users’ metadata for a period of two years.
[3] Australian politicians like Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Attorney-General George Brandis and Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull are still puzzled on the exact definition of metadata.
Source: http://mashable.com/2014/10/31/aaustralian-politicians-meta-data-confusion/