The Latest Breaking News from ACMA

Optus To Face ‘Significant Consequences’ For 000 Outage During Which Three People Died

Communications Minister Anika Wells says the telco has “failed the Australian people”.

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 22, 2025

Should the Optus chief quit? These 5 fixes would do far more to stop another 000 failure

Asked today whether Optus’s chief executive should be considering his future after the “completely unacceptable” Triple Zero outage, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the ABC “I would be surprised if that wasn’t occurring.” Communications Minister Anika Wells has also vowed “Optus will be held to account”.

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2025

Optus Triple Zero outage has left multiple people dead. A telecommunications expert explains what went wrong – and how to fix it

Multiple people have died after a botched Optus network upgrade on Thursday prevented around 600 emergency calls to Triple Zero across Australia.

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2025

Australian influencers warned after several accounts inadvertently promote illegal offshore bookmakers

Exclusive: Leon Australia calls itself ‘Australia’s #1 Interactive Gaming and Sportsbook since 2008’ but is licensed in a tiny island off Africa

The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2025

Antoinette Lattouf judgment underlines role of News Corp’s deadline in ABC management’s ‘panic’

A text by Chris Oliver-Taylor said he was going to ‘try and beat’ story in the Oz before publication. Plus: Daily Telegraph claims ‘exclusive’ on ubiquitous news

The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2025

Betting giant fined millions for 'VIP' spam splurge

An investigation by the communications watchdog revealed Tabcorp sent thousands of texts to VIP members without a way for customers to opt out.

AAP · Jun 16, 2025

Australian watchdog issues warning to Musk's Starlink

The satellite internet service owned by controversial billionaire Elon Musk has been warned by Australia's telco watchdog over failures to report complaints.

AAP · May 22, 2025

New Australian free-to-air TV rules could allow alcohol ads from 10am, even on weekends and school holidays

Media authority mulls Free TV Australia’s proposed revised code of practice to expand daytime hours when M programming is permitted

The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2025

No penalty for bookmaker that targeted problem gamblers

People on the gambling self-exclusion register were sent marketing messages by an online bookmaker, but it will not be penalised, the industry regulator says.

AAP · May 15, 2025

Kyle & Jackie O’s Morning Rant About Blowjobs & Eating Pussy Shockingly Found To Breach Radio Standards

Kyle & Jackie O have been found in breach of ACMA standards for a segment featuring sustained and vulgar graphic sexualised descriptions"

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 28, 2025