Category: Government

Federal court slaps $20M fine on Meta-owned companies for ‘misleading consumers’

The Federal Court has ordered two subsidiaries of social media giant Meta, Facebook Israel and Onavo Inc, to each pay $10 million for breaching Australian...

Free internet connection coming to more Tasmanian families

More families in Tasmania without broadband at home will soon have access to a free NBN internet connection for 12 months, provided that they pass...

More stick, less carrot: Australia’s new approach to tackling fake news on digital platforms

An urgent problem for governments around the world in the digital age is how to tackle the harms caused by mis- and disinformation, and Australia...

Why is it legal to tell lies during the Voice referendum campaign?

A referendum to recognise First Nations Australians in Australia’s Constitution by establishing a Voice to Parliament will be held later this year. The Voice would...

Albanese gov’t to allocate $6.2M to tackle children body image distress

The Albanese Government is providing $6.2 million to The Embrace Collective for their Embrace Kids program to help kids tackle body image issues to live...

ACMA to improve consumer protections, puts telcos on notice

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has today put Australia’s telco industry on notice that it must significantly improve its consumer protection framework. A...

ACMA to prioritise protecting consumers in 2023-24

For 2023-24, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has vowed to protect consumers by curbing the negative effects of gambling, address fraudulent SMS scams,...

Is government regulation of generative AI a good thing?

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful technology that can create realistic and sophisticated content such as images, videos, and text. With the...

Fixed wireless connections improving for Australians, ACCC says

Broadband retailers are continuing to deliver download speeds to consumers that are close to their maximum plan speeds, the ACCC’s latest Measuring Broadband Australia report...

Australian Competition Tribunal nixes Telstra, TPG Telecom deal

The Australian Competition Tribunal has upheld the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) decision to reject the proposed regional spectrum authorisation agreement between Telstra Corporation...

ACMA fines Commonwealth Bank $3.55 million for spam violations

The simple act of requiring customers to log in before being able to unsubscribe from an email newsletter has cost The Commonwealth Bank of Australia...

Australia joins the global fight against scams

Australia has joined five other nations in strengthening strategic engagement in the global fight against scams, unsolicited telemarketing and spam following an agreement between international...

Regional Australia gets connected with uncapped satellite services

Thousands of Australians living in regional and rural Australia can order uncapped satellite broadband services from today, following a successful trial of NBN Co’s new...

Norfolk to receive $7.35M to upgrade telecommunications network

The Australian Government is providing $7.35 million to the Norfolk Island Regional Council (NIRC) for significant upgrades to Norfolk Island’s telecommunications network over the next...