The number of 4G handsets still in circulation that could lose access to Triple Zero when 3G networks have shut down has dwindled to 102,000, the government estimates.

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) warned all Australians to act now and upgrade their 3G mobile device as major telcos Telstra and Optus will begin to turn off their national 3G networks six weeks from now.

Australian telco Telstra has paid $1,551,000 to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after failing to perform required customer ID authentication processes, leaving thousands vulnerable to SIM-swap scams and other types of mobile fraud.

Davie Clothing Pty Ltd, supplier of the popular loungewear brand ‘Oodie’, has paid $101,280 in penalties for allegedly failing to comply with a mandatory product safety standard.

The au Domain Administration (auDA), the organisation that administers the Australian domain namespace, today launches the inaugural Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy Australia (APIGA Australia), an intensive two day event to be held in Melbourne over 20-21 November 2024.

The details of more than 140,000 customers who requested unlisted numbers were made available to the public by Australian telco Telstra, breaching its carrier licence on more than 163,000 occasions, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found.

The competition regulator, the ACCC has published a draft guide designed to help businesses understand the competition law risks that may arise when contemplating working together to achieve positive environmental outcomes.

Australia’s east coast gas market is forecast to have a surplus of between 69 and 110 petajoules in 2025 if Queensland’s LNG producers export all of their uncontracted gas, the ACCC’s latest gas inquiry report shows.

The ACCC response to the latest draft of the Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code validates “long-held consumer concerns” about the suitability of self-regulation to protect telecommunications consumers, according to the peak body for consumer representation in communications.

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is giving six months to the internet industry to come up with enforceable codes detailing how it will protect children from inappropriate content or material online such as pornography.