The Hon Paul Fletcher MP

Greater access to fast broadband delivered by the National Broadband Network (NBN) is delivering a boost to Australian small to medium businesses, according to new research released today at an Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry event.…

Introduction

It is great to be here to talk about productivity, small business and the NBN.

Thank you to ACCI for putting on this important event.

Mobile coverage continues to expand across regional Australia thanks to the Coalition Government’s $380 million Mobile Black Spot Program, with 750 mobile base stations now providing connectivity to regional and rural Australian communities.

To better serve the people and businesses of regional and remote Australia, NBN Co is establishing a new regional business unit encompassing the fixed wireless and satellite networks, as well as other customer facing functions.

The Morrison Government has commenced the process to auction 2.4 GHz of essential spectrum in the 26 GHz band to support a fast and efficient rollout of 5G across Australia.

From an account of an artist community living on a Greek island to a tale of four kids and their teacher solving a decades-old mystery, the Prime Minister's literary awards for 2019 celebrate the diversity of Australian writing.

The Morrison Government today announced that 62 small and regional publishers across Australia would share in around $9 million of Regional Grant Opportunity program funding to support local journalism.

The Morrison Government is providing $30 million to Dick Cook Studios to shoot two new adventure/fantasy films, Ranger's Apprentice and The Alchemyst, in Victoria and other locations in Australia with the support of the Federal Government''s…

The Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, said:

The Morrison Government is working to keep Australians safe from telephone scammers, starting with the introduction of strict new identification measures to combat the hijacking of mobile numbers by fraudsters to illegally access personal and…

The Morrison Government has secured high-level agreement from all states and territories to a new National Performing Arts Partnership (NPAP) Framework to support Australia’s performing arts sector.

Introduction

It is a pleasure to once again speak at this important CommsDay conference.

Thousands of NSW Central Coast train commuters will start to experience the benefit of greater connectivity along the rail corridor between Hornsby and Wyong, with the first stage of upgrades to mobile coverage and free Wi-Fi at stations now…

Government has today registered a formal legal instrument to give it additional powers to compel the outgoing provider of the National Relay Service (NRS), Australian Communications Exchange (ACE), to support CapTel captioned telephone handset…

More than six million homes and businesses across Australia now have an active National Broadband Network (NBN) connection and are enjoying the benefits of fast and affordable high-speed broadband.