Author: Dee Antenor

Australia will partner with NATO’s Communications Centre of Excellence

Australia will partner with the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence to help strengthen NATO’s capacity to address hybrid threats and counter disinformation. The Centre,...

Disinformation law to combat harmful online content to be introduced this year by Australian Government

The new disinformation law will provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) with new regulatory powers to hold big tech companies to account for...

Investigation finds mainstream media promoted sex trade to vulnerable women during COVID-19 pandemic

An investigation into the relationship between the Australian media and the sex trade has found a number of Australian mainstream media publishers promoted and normalised...

ACCC says scam calls are increasing, here’s how you can avoid them

Scam calls are becoming more rampant and scammers are using different strategies to scam Australians using technology. Scammers will introduce themselves on the phone pretending...

New SBS Guidelines will ensure diverse are heard

The new SBS Commissioning Equity & Inclusion Guidelines will see Australia’s multicultural and Indigenous broadcaster continuing to ensure diverse and under-represented voices are heard and...

Apps provide eating disorder ‘petri dish’

Social media apps has been labelled “the perfect petri dish” for eating disorders, with support groups demanding companies clean up their platforms. A federal parliamentary...

PM’s WeChat woes go back to G7 meeting

According to one senator, the prime minister’s WeChat account has been plagued with problems for at least six months, with issues starting around the time...

Bill to make social media liable for libellous posts

In a new bill filed in parliament, social media companies would be made liable for libellous and defamatory posts on their platforms. On Monday, Nationals...

Governments not interested in taking down ISIS messaging apps

A Senate inquiry has revealed that no government was interested in taking down messaging apps where 80 per cent of users were affiliated with the...

Australians growing wary of data misuse post COVID

Australians are growing wary of how governments and institutions are using and storing their private data after more than a year of using QR codes...

Report shows COVID-19 impact on press freedom

Amnesty International has issued a warning for the international community that the coronavirus pandemic is threatening free speech and independent media reporting. The attacks on...

Additional accountability measures for digital platforms a positive step

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) welcomes the announcement of the Digital Industry Group Inc. (DIGI) of additional accountability measures for digital platforms in...

Social media is coward’s palace: Morrison and Barnaby Joyce backs social media crackdown

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called social media a “coward’s place” where people can verbally abuse one another under the cover of anonymity and says...

University of Sydney student awarded for pioneering COVID technology

Jamie Simpson, University of Sydney science PhD candidate, has been named the Esri Young Scholar Award recipient for his research into developing a real-time view...

Foxtel Group announces new partnership with The R&A for The Open

The Foxtel Group has announced a new multi-year agreement with The R&A that will see every round of The Open, as well as its lineup...