The Hon Anika Wells MP

Hello all, a pleasure to be here. Thank you Maurice Reilly and the National Press Club board.

I want to acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which we gather.

Carriers will be able to deliver better services to customers, with the Regional Broadband Scheme charges slashed.

The Albanese Labor Government is helping to bring more Australian stories to our screens with new laws mandating an Australian content obligation on streaming services passing Parliament today.

Australians will be better connected than ever with new laws establishing the framework for the Albanese Government’s Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation (UOMO).

One of Western Australia’s prime fishing spots, Thevenard Island, will be better connected thanks to the Albanese Government’s Mobile Black Spot Program (MBSP).

Diverse and regional communities will get the news that matters to them through a $67 million investment from the Albanese Government.

Australian stories will be even more accessible thanks to an investment from the Albanese Government.

The Albanese Government is putting the responsibility on big tech to make their online environments safer, with public consultation now open on a digital duty of care.

The Albanese Government is narrowing the digital divide for First Nations Australians through its $68 million investment to boost digital inclusion and literacy for communities across the country. 

November 10 marks one month until the beginning of the Albanese Government’s world-leading social media minimum age law.