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Telstra fined $18 million for misleading Belong customers

Commsadmin

November 16, 2025

The Federal Court has ordered Telstra to pay an $18 million penalty after moving thousands of Belong customers to lower-speed…

More than 5,700 illegal messages sent to VIPs trigger Tabcorp fine

Adrianne Saplagio

June 27, 2025

Tabcorp Holdings Limited (TAB) has been fined $4,003,270 for breaching Australia’s spam laws by sending over 5,700 marketing messages to…

Telstra to face independent review after emergency call service outage

Adrianne Saplagio

June 25, 2025

Telstra will undergo an independent review after mistakenly cutting off access to the emergency call relay service relied on by…

Telstra fined $626,000 for breaching spam laws with 10.5 million texts

Adrianne Saplagio

March 17, 2025

Telstra paid a $626,000 fine and committed to a court order after sending 10.5 million spam texts. The Australian Communications…

Crackdown on financial services marketing: Kalkine companies pay $350,000 penalty

Comms Room Staff

June 16, 2021

Financial services research companies Kalkine and Kalkine Media have paid infringement notices of $251,400 and $100,800 respectively for breaches of…

Telstra pays $1.5 million penalty for breaching customer rights

Comms Room Staff

May 13, 2021

Telstra Corporation Ltd has paid an infringement notice of more than $1,500,000 after the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)…