Over one billion telco scams blocked in the last year

Over one billion telco scams have been blocked in the last year as a result industry rules to disrupt scam activity - including over 256 million scam calls and 85 million scam texts in the last quarter alone.

 

08 August 2023

Media release

Speech - Commercial Radio Australia - 100 Years of Radio
Subjects: Importance of community radio in Australia

03 August 2023

Speech

Question Time response - First Nations Australians: Digital Inclusion

Mr Luke Gosling, Member for Solomon: My question is to the Minister for Communications.

02 August 2023

Speech

Consultation opens for new $30 million program to accelerate ag-tech uptake

Public consultation is now open on the draft program guidelines for the Albanese Government’s new $30 million On Farm Connectivity Program (OFCP) funded in the October 2022 Budget.

 

02 August 2023

Media release

Interview with Andrew Clennell, Sky News Sunday Agenda
SUBJECTS: Talisman Sabre Helicopter Incident; Mis and Disinformation Draft Exposure Bill; Privacy; Home Affairs; Online Gambling; Improving Mobile Coverage Round; Western Metro; Sydney Shootings; RBA

30 July 2023

Interview

NBN fibre upgrades hits two million premises milestone

A record two million additional households can now access faster and more reliable fibre broadband as part of upgrades to the National Broadband Network.

 

30 July 2023

Media release

Interview with Katie Woolf, Mix 104.9 Darwin
SUBJECTS: Albanese Government’s First Nations Digital Inclusion Plan, Vocus’ new Darwin cable, telecommunications faults, Darwin Park Run

24 July 2023

Interview

Interview with Hamish MacDonald, ABC RN Breakfast
SUBJECTS: Albanese Government’s First Nations Digital Inclusion Plan, Improving Mobile Coverage Round, consultation on the misinformation and disinformation exposure draft

24 July 2023

Interview

New appointments to the Australian Communications and Media Authority

The Albanese Government has made three appointments to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) following a merit-based selection process.



24 July 2023

Media release

Press Conference - Darwin, Northern Territory
SUBJECTS: First Nations Digital Inclusion Plan, regional connectivity, cost-of-living

23 July 2023

Interview

Albanese Government's First Nations Digital Inclusion Plan released

The Albanese Government’s First Nations Digital Inclusion Plan released today outlines for the first time clear priorities to close the digital gap for First Nations Australians.



23 July 2023

Media release

Press conference - Darwin, Northern Territory
SUBJECTS: Vocus’ Darwin–Jakarta–Singapore subsea Cable, telecommunications and digital connectivity in Darwin

22 July 2023

Interview

Darwin digital hub on the cards as new submarine cable launched

Connectivity in Northern Australia will be faster, and more reliable and resilient following the launch of Darwin’s first ever direct connection to the global network of high-capacity subsea telecommunications cables.…

22 July 2023

Media release

Have your say on support for Australia’s national broadcasters

The Albanese Government is encouraging Australians to have their say as part of a review of options to support the independence of Australia’s national broadcasters - the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Special Broadcasting…

21 July 2023

Media release

Boost for Tasmanian families as free NBN opportunity delivered

More families in Tasmania without broadband at home will soon have access to a free NBN connection for 12 months as part of the Albanese Government’s ongoing roll-out of the School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI).…

20 July 2023

Media release