The Mandarin1h
Movers & Shakers: Net Zero Economy Authority opens its doors
Richardson to lead ASA review, Murray-Darling Basin Authority changes leadership, two women crack state glass ceilings.
Social media tax follows hundreds of news jobs cut since Meta's refusal to pay
The nine-month delay to respond to Meta's refusal to continue paying for news cost Australian media hundreds of jobs, the Coalition says, urging the government not to delay any further with its tax on ...
Couriermail9d
Government's SMS ID register to block scammers pretending to be companies.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority will administer the new register, which forms part of the Albanese government’s strategy to make Australia “the toughest target in the world ...
The Associated Press on MSN11d
Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law
MELBOURNE, Australia -- A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first ...
Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?
It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history. Experts say it could accomplish something that parents, ...
TechCrunch18d
Australian government drops misinformation bill
The bill, which was backed by the Labor government, would have allowed the Australian Communications and Media Authority to create enforceable rules around misinformation on digital platforms.
ITWire24d
ACMA action on scams, spam and telemarketing: July to September 2024: report
the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) , has just announced its two compliance priorities for the 2024–25 financial year for those unsolicited communications and scams.
Crikey28d
Topic: Australian Communications and Media Author
Crikey is an independent Australian source for news, investigations, analysis and opinion focusing on politics, media, economics, health, international affairs, the climate, business, society and ...
The Australian Senate debates the world's first social media ban for children under 16
The Australian Senate is debating a ban on children younger than 16 from social media after the House of Representatives ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation14d
Kids' TV content 'in grave danger' as government stalls on Australian content requirements for streamers
Between 2019 and 2022, local kids' programs on commercial broadcasters dropped by 84 per cent according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority. Everyone is impacted, according to Dr ...
The Australian29d
Labor to develop a ‘digital duty of care’ to force tech giants to reduce online abuse
With the Coalition opposed to the reforms, which will empower the Australian Communications and Media Authority to fine tech giants for false content it deems harmful, the government must win over ...
The Conversation23d
Alan Jones once seemed unassailable. What ended it was a peculiarly Sydney story of media, politics and power
The day after the Australian Communications and Media Authority found Jones was likely to have encouraged violence and vilification of Australians of Lebanese and Middle Eastern background ...