Media releases

Boosting mobile coverage along regional roads and highways Communities and commuters across regional and remote Australia are set to benefit from improved mobile coverage on roads and highways as a result of the Government’s new $50 million Regional Roads Australia Mobile Program (RRAMP).

2024 Regional Telecommunications Review kicks off The Albanese Government has appointed the Hon Alannah MacTiernan – former Western Australian Minister for Regional Development, Agriculture and Food – to lead the next Regional Telecommunications Review.

New ABC Chairperson The Albanese Government will recommend to the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), that Mr Kimberley (Kim) Williams AM be appointed the next Chairperson of the Australian Broadcast

Triple Zero disclosure by Optus Today, Optus advised the Government that information it previously provided to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (the ACMA), the Senate and the public about the number of unsuccessful Triple Zero calls from mobiles during its natio

New appointments to the First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group The Albanese Government has appointed Dr Heron Loban and Mr Jerome Cubillo to the First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group, which was established in January 2023 to support efforts to narrow the digital divide for

Albanese Government’s On Farm Connectivity Program delivering for farmers The Albanese Government’s new $30 million On Farm Connectivity Program (OFCP) is delivering significant productivity benefits for Australia’s primary producers, with more than $6.2 million in rebates committed and beginning to flow t

Acting arrangements for Director of the Classification Board Following the resignation of Ms Fiona Jolly, Mr Tristan Sharp has now commenced as acting Director of the Classification Board effective 11 January 2024.

$20 million to boost mobile coverage along urban fringes Communities on the fringes of major urban centres in bushfire prone areas are set to share in $20 million in Commonwealth investment to upgrade mobile coverage, with Round 2 of the Peri-Urban Mobile Program (PUMP) now open for applications.

Government to implement all recommendations of News Media Bargaining Code review The Government will implement all recommendations of Treasury’s review of the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code (the Code).

SMS Sender ID Registry set to protect more Australians from scammers The Albanese Government is taking further action to protect Australians from SMS scams with a trial phase of the Sender ID Registry being rolled out today.  

More than three million Australians now eligible for full-fibre NBN upgrades An additional 400,000 homes and businesses across Australia will be able to access full-fibre broadband upgrades as part of the Albanese Government’s plan to deliver a National Broadband Network, with the latest list of eligible suburbs and towns

Mapping a new approach for media diversity in the digital era Consultation is now open on the News Media Assistance Program (News MAP) to promote a diverse and sustainable media sector, with the Albanese Government to deliver $10.5 million* to the ACMA Media Diversity Measurement Framework.

Major new investment to boost digital connectivity in regional Australia More than one hundred communities and locations across rural and regional Australia will benefit from significant communications upgrades made possible by $170.2 million in Commonwealth investment through the Albanese Government’s Regional Co

Better mobile phone coverage on the way for the Limestone Coast Communities across the Limestone Coast will receive better mobile coverage as part of a project to build 27 new mobile sites through the Albanese Government’s Regional Connectivity Program.

Government’s response to the ACCC’s major competition and consumer recommendations for digital platforms Today, the Government has published its response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s September 2022 Digital Platform Services Inquiry interim report.