Australian Communications

Australia’s lucrative $3bn subscription video on demand market is confronting a new headwind from cost-conscious young Australians, with four in 10 Gen Zs cancelling a streaming service in the past three months.National Australia Bank,…

The telecommunications industry has continually let down customers facing financial hardship, according to a new report. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has urged telcos including Optus and Telstra to improve on…

The federal government is being urged to “do more” to stop gambling harm after it was revealed Labor will introduce laws banning the use of credit cards for online gambling.The rules already exist for betting in pubs, clubs and casinos,…

Telstra has been slapped with a warning after it was found to have restricted or suspended the accounts of more than 5400 customers without giving them notice. An investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)…

Suspected cryptocurrency fraudster Do Kwon has been arrested after almost a year on the run.The South Korean national was arrested in Montenegro, in southeastern Europe, while at an airport in the country’s capital, where he was found with…

A tactic used in NSW prisons could soon be implemented in some Aussie schools under a proposed plan reportedly being considered by Labor.Recent attempts by schools to tackle the issue of mobile phone use have fallen flat, with schools…

Around 30 men marched up a busy street in Sydney’s inner west on Friday night chanting the Lord’s Prayer and Hail Mary in a protest slammed by the local Greens MP.The men, associated with the anti-LGBT group Christian Lives Matter, were…

Around 30 men marched up a busy street in Sydney’s inner west on Friday night chanting the Lord’s Prayer and Hail Mary in what a local Greens MP has described as an act of “fascism”.The men, associated with the anti-LGBT group Christian…

Global telco Modica has become the first company to be breached under new anti-SMS scam rules. An Australian Communications and Media Authority investigation found Modica, a messaging based platform, allowed customers to send SMS using…

The ABC has backflipped over its controversial Alice Springs coverage by issuing an apology just hours after it was threatened with an official investigation into the matter. On Friday evening, the public broadcaster released a statement…