The Hon Michelle Rowland MP

The Albanese Government has today amended the Basic Online Safety Expectations (BOSE) Determination to better address new and emerging online safety issues and help keep industry more accountable to Australians.

The Albanese Government is backing the nation’s farmers and primary producers through the now completed Round 1 of the On Farm Connectivity Program (OFCP), with more than $15 million worth of grant…

Hundreds more regional and remote communities will benefit from improved mobile network resilience through the Albanese Government’s Mobile Network Hardening Program (MNHP).
 

The Government welcomes today’s Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) findings that the design and award of funding for election commitments through the Improving Mobile Coverage Round (IMCR) was…

The Albanese Labor Government is ensuring older Australians can confidently and safely use the internet and digital technology, through an extension to the Digital Literacy for Older Australians program – known as Be Connected. …

The Albanese Government has delivered an additional $67.5 million in the 2024-25 Budget as part of our second tranche of reforms to crackdown on scammers. 

Australians will have greater certainty about access to voice and broadband services as a result of new Albanese Government reforms passing through Parliament overnight.
 

Social media has a civic responsibility to its Australian users and our society more broadly.

I thank honourable members who contributed to the debate on the Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-Siphoning) Bill 2023. 

The Albanese Labor Government is connecting and protecting Australians, with a key focus on tackling the scourge of scams, improving safeguards for children online, and narrowing the digital gap for First Nations communities.