Communications minister critical of ABC board process to appoint David Anderson in 2019
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Communications minister critical of ABC board process to appoint David Anderson in 2019

Michelle Rowland says cabinet guidelines stipulate that full-time chief executive roles,including the top jobs at the ABC,SBS,and Australia Post require the prime minister’s approval.

  • byCalum Jaspan

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Facebook and Google to face ACCC oversight under tougher rules for using news

Facebook and Google to face ACCC oversight under tougher rules for using news

A revenue stream worth about $200 million a year for Australian news providers is at stake at a time when they say they need fair compensation.

  • byDavid Crowe
Customers to weigh in as Optus disruption comes under microscope

Customers to weigh in as Optus disruption comes under microscope

The government is calling on consumers and impacted businesses to have their say on the Optus outage that affected some 10 million Australians.

  • byDavid Swan
Dutton pledges age verification to protect kids from porn

Dutton pledges age verification to protect kids from porn

The opposition leader will on Friday seize on Communications Minister Michelle Rowland’s reluctance to immediately commit to minimum age rules.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Minister shuns safety watchdog’s call for age checks on porn sites
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Minister shuns safety watchdog’s call for age checks on porn sites

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has put her trust in the pornography industry to shield children from harm,rejecting the eSafety Commissioner’s advice.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Meta,TikTok,X face tougher rules in hate speech,deep fake crackdown

Meta,TikTok,X face tougher rules in hate speech,deep fake crackdown

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland will on Wednesday announce an expansion of rules that social media firms must follow to avoid penalties.

  • byPaul Sakkal
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Legislating against social media misinformation is misguided,says top cyber body
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Legislating against social media misinformation is misguided,says top cyber body

New documents show a barrage of criticism from industry caused the government to delay its bill.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Identity of ‘third party’ that brought down Optus network revealed

Identity of ‘third party’ that brought down Optus network revealed

An executive from the company that contributed to the Optus outage left a Canadian telco less than two weeks after it suffered an almost identical outage last year.

  • byDavid Swan andBen Grubb
Protections for religious expression as Labor revises controversial misinformation laws
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Protections for religious expression as Labor revises controversial misinformation laws

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has flagged significant changes to proposed misinformation laws,delaying the introduction of a final bill to parliament until next year.

  • byLisa Visentin
Signal failure:Inside Optus’ day from hell

Signal failure:Inside Optus’ day from hell

The nation’s second-largest telco suffered the worst outage in recent memory,affecting millions of customers. Here’s the inside story of what happened.

  • byDavid Swan andBen Grubb
Optus offers free data but customers could seek thousands in compensation

Optus offers free data but customers could seek thousands in compensation

The telecommunications industry ombudsman warned she was prepared to force Optus into large compensation payments if it refused to settle claims.

  • byPaul Sakkal,David Swan andOlivia Ireland