Featured Public Safety ACMA Seeks Stronger Telco Safeguards September 29, 2026 News Team The Australian Communications and Media Authority is seeking public feedback on proposed rules that would strengthen and directly enforce consumer protections across the telecommunications sector. The draft Telecommunications (Consumer Protections)…
Politics ACMA Finds Four Corners Impartiality Breach September 17, 2026 News Team The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that the ABC breached its impartiality obligations in a Four Corners episode examining the redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial. The regulator…
Public Safety ACMA Finds 7 News Breached Rules August 27, 2026 News Team The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found Channel Seven Adelaide Pty Ltd breached broadcasting rules concerning privacy and distressing material involving a child. An ACMA investigation found that details…
Business Featured TAB Fined $2.7m for Marketing Breaches July 21, 2026 News Team Tabcorp Holdings Limited, which operates TAB, has paid more than $2.7 million in penalties after Australia’s communications regulator found multiple breaches of telemarketing and spam laws. The Australian Communications and…
Featured Public Safety Lycamobile Fined $376K for Scam February 3, 2026 News Team Lycamobile Pty Ltd, a telecommunications company, has paid a hefty sum of $376,200 in penalties after an investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found that it failed…
Public Safety Channel 7 Faces Scrutiny Over Show September 18, 2025 News Team In a recent development, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has determined that Channel Seven Sydney Pty Limited violated classification rules through the broadcast of a fishing show, which…
Business Betfair Fined for Spam Violations July 29, 2025 News Team Betfair Pty Limited has been fined $871,660 for violating Australia’s spam laws by sending unauthorized commercial messages to its VIP customers. The penalty comes after an investigation by the Australian…
Tech ACMA Revamps SMS ID Rules July 14, 2025 News Team The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is calling for public comments on new regulations set to overhaul Australia’s SMS ID Register ahead of its implementation on December 15, 2025.…
Business Opticomm Penalized for Notification Lapses June 18, 2025 News Team Opticomm Pty Ltd has been hit with a $150,240 penalty by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for failing to adequately notify the authority about planned and completed broadband…
Public Safety Gambling Giant Fined for Spam Breach June 16, 2025 News Team Tabcorp Holdings Limited (TAB) has been fined over $4 million by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for violating spam laws through unauthorized marketing messages to VIP customers. The…