Media releases

Tackling online harms Ending men’s violence against women and tackling misogyny and the harm it creates requires concerted action from all levels of government and all parts of society and we are building on investments already made in this space.

Funding delivered to strengthen telco resilience during disasters Rural, regional, remote and First Nations communities will benefit from projects that deliver more resilient telecommunications networks during natural disasters, thanks to new funding delivered through the Albanese Governm

Improving the governance and performance of Triple Zero The Albanese Government will commence important reforms to improve the Emergency Call Service, as part of its official response to the review into last year’s Optus outage released today.

Results in on the 2023 media consumption habits of Australians The results of the 2023 Television and Media Survey provide new insights into how Australians engaged with media in the past year.

Reviewing Australia’s online safety laws Albanese Government and the Independent Reviewer are today opening public consultation on how we can strengthen our world-leading Online Safety Act to keep Australians safe.

Reappointment of the ACMA Chair The Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Rtd), has accepted the Albanese Government’s recommendation that Ms Nerida O’Loughlin PSM be reappointed as Chair of the Australian Communications and Media Aut

Future connectivity opportunities central to inaugural LEOSat report Boosting digital inclusion, universal services and improving telecommunications resilience are among a number of priority reform areas identified by the Albanese Government’s Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOSat) Working Group

NBN Co Limited Board Appointment The Albanese Government has appointed Mr Kevin Russell as a Non-Executive Director to the NBN Co Limited (NBN Co) Board for a three-year term, commencing 22 April 2024.

Modernising Australia Post The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to help Australia Post modernise and meet the changing needs of consumers and small businesses, with new performance standards to take effect from 15 April 2024.

Connectivity transformation delivered for King Island Households, businesses and visitors to King Island in the Bass Strait will experience a major connectivity boost thanks to a significant $9.8 million communications transformation delivered in partnership through the Albanese Government’s Re

Major connectivity boost for businesses and households in Braddon Businesses and households across Braddon have received a major connectivity boost with more than 8,500 premises now able to order a full-fibre upgrade on the NBN network. 

Have your say on funding options for universal telecommunications services The Albanese Government is seeking feedback on the best way to deliver efficient, sustainable funding for Australia’s universal service telco safety net, with a new discussion paper released today. 

Modernising Australia’s National Classification Scheme The Albanese Government is committed to modernising the National Classification Scheme to ensure it remains a relevant source of information to guide Australians’ decisions about the content appropriate for themselves and t

Latest appointments to Classification Board The Albanese Government has reappointed Ms Jennifer Marvello and appointed Ms Lauren Monaghan as members of the Classification Board. 

Supporting more NSW families with free home broadband Thousands of New South Wales families with school-aged kids are set to benefit from access to free broadband to the end of 2025, as a result of the Albanese Government’s School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) supported by the Minns Go