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Australia’s ‘digital duty of care’ was just introduced to parliament. So what’s in the bill?

Communications Minister Anika Wells has introduced Labor’s digital duty of care bill into parliament. The legislation amends the Online Safety Act, designed to protect Australians from online harm.

The Conversation · Oct 15

‘India allows no monopoly’: Scindia responds to Musk’s Starlink row, says 3 firms await clearances; takes dig at Congress

Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia responded to Elon Musk's allegations regarding Starlink's delayed launch in India. He emphasized that India does not permit monopolies in any sector and highlighted the government's clarity on satellite communication licenses. Scindia noted that all three licensed companies are at the same regulatory stage pending security…

The Economic Times · Oct 9

India Mobile Congress turns 10, and the 2026 Edition lands in Delhi this October

India Mobile Congress 2026 is on from October 7 to 10 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi. The Department of Telecommunications runs it with COAI. This is the tenth edition. "Scale Without Boundaries" is the theme, and the organisers are working with a footfall estimate north of 150,000 over the four days.

The Economic Times · Sep 30

Labor's rivals revive push for full ban on gambling ads

Minor parties and independents are preparing amendments to Labor's "friendless" proposed gambling reforms before parliament returns to Canberra.

AAP · Aug 6

Telstra in the hot seat following widespread outage

A wave of investigations and possible multimillion-dollar fines are in store for Telstra after its third major outage in less than a year.

AAP · Jul 10

Telstra Outage Leaves Triple‑Zero Callers Stranded As PM Labels Failure 'Deeply Concerning'

Telstra has blamed a 'software defect' in its time‑keeping systems for a nationwide outage that disrupted mobile calls, shut down regional trains and left some triple‑zero callers unable to get through, prompting 333 welfare checks.

International Business Times UK · Jul 8

'Utter contempt': debate explodes over social media ban

Politicians are trading fire after support collapsed for updates to Australia's social media ban, which once had bipartisan support.

AAP · Jul 2

TikTok, YouTube deactivate 4.7 million child accounts in Indonesia after curbs

JAKARTA — Social ⁠media ⁠companies TikTok and YouTube ​have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts ​belonging to children under ‌the age of 16 in Indonesia, the country's communications minister said, as its social media curbs began to take effect.

Bangkok Post · Jun 26

Dycom Industries Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) reported a sharply higher fiscal first quarter and raised its full-year revenue outlook, citing accelerating demand for fiber deployments, data center-related infrastructure and a growing backlog that management said supports multi-year growth. On the company’s fiscal 202

MarketBeat · May 27

RTE bosses arrive for meeting with Communications Minister

The meeting comes amid fresh scrutiny of its financial management.

Evening Standard · May 19