Category: Communication

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...

Australian Government appoints new chair and director for NBN Co Board

New changes are happening in the country’s broadband industry as the Australian Government appoints a new chair and director to the NBN Co Board. The...

Twitter upgrades warnings on misleading posts to avoid fake news

Twitter users will soon see new warning labels on false and misleading tweets, redesigned to make them more effective and less confusing. The labels, which...

Prime Minister backs Senate inquiry into ABC conduct

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is backing a Senate inquiry into how the ABC deals with complaints, stating that the public broadcaster is a government agency...

“From the Embers” podcast bags bronze international awards

Two episodes from the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia’s documentary series From the Embers, have won Bronze in the 2021 New York Festivals Radio Awards....

CommSol breaches new network infrastructure rules

ACMA has found that CommSol Holdings Pty Ltd (commonly referred to as CommSol), a Canberra-based wholesale telco, breached the new network infrastructure rules, marking it...

News Corp papers ‘have editorial independence’, says boss

News Corp’s global head has defended the editorial independence of the company’s Australian newspapers. Robert Thomson said there was no direction from News Corp’s global...

Corporate comms professionals address the need to adapt new strategies

Corporate communications professionals came together online on 13-15 October 2021 to learn how to adapt their communications strategies to fit the current environment. Change was<span...

NSW Government unveils post-lockdown tourism campaign

The NSW Government has unveiled a new tourism campaign that will sell the state to domestic and international visitors as the country reopens its international...

New media literacy education campaign urges Australians to Check The Facts

A new media literacy education campaign is sharing strategies from the toolkit of professional fact-checkers to help people spot misinformation. The Check The Facts campaign,...

Australian Government successfully blocks scam texts

The Australian Government has successfully blocked scam texts masquerading as legitimate government sender IDs through several initiatives. “I am very pleased that so many scam...

Telstra and the Australian Government to buy Digicel Pacific

Telstra and the Australian Government have partnered together to buy Digicel Pacific, the leading telecoms group in the South Pacific region. Through Export Finance Australia,...

Reset Australia urges Facebook to do more in tackling misinformation

As Facebook launches videos urging users to ‘think critically’, Reset Australia believes that the platform should do more to tackle rising misinformation. The social media...

FiveP Australia launches digital communications tool for frontline workers

FiveP Australia, a Melbourne-based Microsoft Gold partner, has launched Baret to help solve one of the most common communication challenges for frontline workers across the...

Facebook expands harassment policy following whistleblower testimony

Facebook expands its policies on harassment in its latest change following congressional testimony from a whistleblower who accused the social media giant of not doing...

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...

Intrado Digital Media rebrands to Notified

Intrado Corporation has announced that it will rebrand its Digital Media business to Notified, providing it with a unique market identity that is representative of...

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises releases poll on Latina outlook

The leading media company serving Hispanics in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, released an in-depth national poll of the Latina community to...

Optus refunds small and medium-sized businesses after $800k error

Almost 1000 small and medium-sized businesses are being refunded close to $800,000 after Optus charged them for landline services they did not receive. An Australian...

Queensland launches “for the love of” vaccination campaign

The Queensland Government is delivering a new vaccination campaign that will encourage more Queenslanders to get vaccinated with the message: “For the love of family,...