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First firm pinged for breaching anti-scam SMS laws

A telecommunications company has become the first to breach Australia's strict anti-SMS scam rules after failing to comply with new industry regulations.

AAP

Australian telcos block 90 million spam texts in just seven months

Getting a lot of spam texts? It could be worse – Australian telcos blocked more than 90 million suspected scam texts in just over half a year, the communications regulator reveals.

ABC News

Peter Dutton linked the end of the cashless debit card to crime in Alice Springs. What are the facts?

Peter Dutton linked the end of the cashless debit card to increasing crime in Alice Springs. But there's one major problem with his claim.

ABC News

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Australia’s media regulator to get new powers to crack down on online misinformation

Government says Acma will be able to impose a compulsory code of conduct against disinformation on digital platforms

The Guardian - AU

Clash of media giants ABC and Fox over airing of the Big Lie

The ABC has defended an "outstanding piece of journalism" on flagship investigative program Four Corners after getting a slapdown from the media watchdog

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ABC's Justin Stevens defends Four Corners investigation after ACMA finds Fox News episodes breached code of practice

The double episode, presented by Sarah Ferguson and titled Fox and the Big Lie, aired in 2021 and examined Fox's role in propagating and legitimising Donald Trump's allegations of election fraud in the 2020 US presidential election.

ABC News

Blake banned himself from gaming venues, but he lost another $300,000 through online casinos

Many Australians are accessing virtual casinos via offshore gambling sites. The under-regulated industry is increasingly being fuelled by cryptocurrencies.

ABC News

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Bonnie received a call from a wine company out of the blue — and when she tried to complain, she was disconnected

When Bonnie Tuttle received a telemarketing call from a wine retailer out of the blue, she told them she was sober — so she was shocked when they then tried to sell her alcohol.

ABC News

Courier-Mail columnist Peter Gleeson weathers scandal as more plagiarism revealed

Journalist apologises for ‘unintentional’ lifting of material from political analysis written by Josh Bavas and is revealed to have copied Queensland parliament factsheet. Plus: Quillette charges US$150 for New Orleans social

The Guardian - AU

Seven breached rules by airing gambling ads during Olympics coverage, Acma finds

Authority also finds Nine broke rules by showing gambling ad during NRL grand final

The Guardian - AU

Information commissioner, ACMA to investigate Optus data hack

Further investigations by the information commissioner and the communications authority are being launched into the Optus cyber attack that affected millions of customers last month.

ABC News

Optus could face millions in fines as two new data breach investigations launched

Media regulator and privacy watchdog announce new probes into telco as ACCC reveals it is being flooded with complaints about Optus-related scams

The Guardian - AU

Past Optus customers have had their data exposed — why did the company still have it?

Past Optus customers caught up in the data breach are questioning why the company was still holding on to their information.

ABC News

Does 5G pose a health risk? ARPANSA scientists say Melbourne study suggests the answer is no

One of the researchers says he hopes the results will help to remove some of the emotion from the long-running debate over 5G.

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CrowdTangle lets researchers track Facebook disinformation. So why's it on Meta's chopping block?

Australian researchers are worried they'll lose a key way of tracking disinformation on Facebook, amid reports Meta plans to wind down its CrowdTangle tool.

AAP

ABC on Voice 'deeply troubling': Price

The ABC will only provide a one-sided case of the Indigenous voice to parliament, senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has told a federal Nationals meeting.

The Guardian - AU

ABC appoints former Coalition media adviser Fiona Cameron as ombudsman

Public broadcaster says newly-created independent position will help maintain audience trust and confidence

The Guardian - AU

Battle over Sydney Muslim radio station escalates as Imams council seeks to take over licence

Council claims station backed by minority group doesn’t represent Islamic community as dispute spills into court

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‘Whack-a-mole’: Scam text crackdown to force telcos into action

Australians frustrated with scam text messages will be protected under new rules that force telcos to track and block fraud.

ABC News

Sydney news: Inquiry into John Barilaro US trade appointment reveals 'something rotten' in NSW, says Labor

MORNING BRIEFING: The state opposition says there is "something rotten" in the New South Wales government after explosive evidence was given at an inquiry yesterday detailing how John Barilaro was given a plum US Trade Commissioner role after a highly qualified woman had already been offered the role.

The Guardian - AU

SMS scams: mobile companies could face fines of up to $250,000 under new Australian code

New regulations require scam messages to be traced, identified and blocked and for information to be shared with authorities

ABC News

Strict new rules for mobile providers after $10 million lost to text message scams in 2021

The responsibility of keeping on top of text message scams will rest on the shoulders of mobile providers under a renewed crackdown by the communications watchdog.

The Guardian - AU

Media watchdog dismisses accusations Sky News propagated hatred towards Muslims

Complaint that alleged shows hosted by Andrew Bolt, Rita Panahi and Paul Murray spread anti-Islam sentiment was not upheld

The Guardian - AU

Acma calls for overhaul of TV rules as viewers switch from free-to-air to streaming

Australia’s broadcasting watchdog says self-regulatory codes for broadcasters are outdated as they do not apply to streaming services

AAP

ACMA whacks telco with second huge fine

The industry regulator has hit telco Lycamobile with a $186,000 fine after it failed to comply with a penalty it received last year.

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