Keeping regional Queenslanders connected in emergencies

Communities across South East Queensland and the Fraser Coast will benefit from more resilient and reliable telecommunications, with the completion of a new $4.4 million project to keep the NBN running during natural…

14 July 2023

Media release

Speech - Official Launch of Audio Description on ABC iView

Acknowledgement of country

I acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation – the traditional owners of the lands on which we meet.

12 July 2023

Speech

First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group finalising initial recommendations for closing the digital divide

The Albanese Government’s First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group met in Sydney yesterday and considered proposals to support progress towards Target 17 of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap – delivering equal levels of digital…

12 July 2023

Media release

Press conference - Parliament House, Canberra
SUBJECTS: BetStop, online wagering, pre-verification for online gambling sites

10 July 2023

Transcript

Interview with Peter Stefanovic, Sky News First Edition
SUBJECTS: National Self Exclusion Register, online gambling, NATO

10 July 2023

Transcript

Interview with Michael Rowland, ABC News Breakfast
SUBJECTS: BetStop, report of the inquiry into online gambling

10 July 2023

Transcript

BetStop to be introduced in August

BetStop, the National Self-Exclusion Register for online wagering, will be launched by the Albanese Labor Government on 21 August 2023.

 

10 July 2023

Media release

New student broadband initiative hits key milestone

More than 1,000 disadvantaged families without broadband at home have now been connected to free internet as part of the Albanese Government’s new School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI).

 

07 July 2023

Media release

Press conference - Perth, Western Australia
SUBJECTS: Safeguards for telco consumers experiencing financial hardship, ABC, AFL

06 July 2023

Transcript

Interview with Ross Wallman, Natalie Locke, Nathan Morris and Shaun McManus, Nova Perth 93.7
SUBJECTS: Albanese Government’s upgrades to the NBN, safeguards for telco consumers experiencing financial hardship, importance of radio

06 July 2023

Transcript

Albanese Government to improve safeguards for telco consumers experiencing financial hardship

The Minister for Communications will direct the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to make an enforceable industry standard to ensure appropriate support is provided to telecommunications customers experiencing financial…

06 July 2023

Media release

New director appointed to Australia Post

The Albanese Government has appointed Dr Jodie Auster as a non-executive Director to the Australia Post Board, for a three-year term starting 6 July 2023.

06 July 2023

Media release

Interview with Jamie Burnett, 6PR Perth
SUBJECTS: Online Gambling Inquiry, NBN Full Fibre Upgrade, Misinformation Laws

05 July 2023

Transcript

Have your say on delivering more disaster-resilient communications in peri-urban communities

Local communities, councils and telcos are encouraged to have their say on new draft guidelines for the next $20 million round of the Peri-Urban Mobile Program (PUMP) that aims to improve mobile coverage on the urban fringes of communities across…

05 July 2023

Media release