Audiences in Melbourne and Adelaide will have continued access to local community television stations under a new Bill introduced to Parliament by the Albanese Government today.
15 February 2024
Ms Chaney, Member for Curtin: This is a question to the Minister for Communications. Last year a parliamentary inquiry recommended banning online gambling ads.
14 February 2024
The Albanese Government is announcing a new Remote Jobs and Economic Development Program (RJED) that will help close the gap in employment outcomes by creating 3,000 jobs in remote Australia.
13 February 2024
The Albanese Government is reviewing Australia’s online safety laws to examine their effectiveness and ensure they can address new and emerging harms, with Terms of Reference for the Review released today.
13 February 2024
08 February 2024
Ms Coker, Member for Corangamite: My question is to the Minister for Communications. What is the Albanese Labor government doing in the communications portfolio to support Australians with cost-of-living pressures?
07 February 2024
The Albanese Government has directed the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to make it mandatory for telcos to provide financial hardship assistance to all customers experiencing difficulties paying their bills, including…
07 February 2024
The Albanese Government is another step closer to delivering on its election commitment to support access to local and free TV services in the streaming era, with the release of exposure draft regulations for its prominence framework today.
06 February 2024
Australian consumers and small businesses are encouraged to have their say on the Albanese Government’s plan to modernise Australia Post, with draft regulations released for comment today.
02 February 2024
Eligible suppliers are being encouraged to apply for the next contract to deliver the National Relay Service (NRS).
01 February 2024
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).
30 January 2024
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.
25 January 2024
24 January 2024
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…
24 January 2024
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…
23 January 2024