Communications in emergencies
Keeping connected and informed during an emergency or natural disaster is vital in staying safe.
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Findings from the 2019-20 bushfire season
When devastating bushfires hit Australia over the 2019-2020 summer, our fixed line and mobile phone networks came under great pressure.
Telecommunications and natural disasters – 6 things you should know
1. No form of communications is 100% resilient to disasters
Although Australia has some of the most reliable mobile and fixed line networks in the world, no form of communications should be solel...
Australian Broadband Advisory Council resources
List of resources for the Australian Broadband Advisory Council.
Consumer Safeguards Review
The Government is reviewing Australia’s telecommunications consumer safeguards to prepare the framework for a post-2020 environment.
Improving resilience of Australia’s telco networks
The Government is increasing the resilience of Australia’s telecommunication networks, to help prevent, mitigate and manage outages during emergencies.
What is 5G?
5G is the latest generation for wireless mobile and internet services
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New rules for a new media landscape—modernising television regulation in Australia
The Australian Government has announced the next stage of proposed media reforms, to better support the Australian media industry and enhance the range and quality of services and content available...
Market research—natural disasters and telecommunications
As part of the communications awareness and coordination component of the Strengthening Telecommunications Against Natural Disasters (STAND) package, market research has recently been undertaken on...
Regional research and data
The Department undertakes research, data collection and analysis related to issues affecting regional Australia. The information presented here allows policy makers, program administrators and...
Measuring Australia's fixed broadband performance
Fixed broadband plays a vital role in connecting Australians, and significant public investment has been made to develop our fixed broadband infrastructure with the rollout of the NBN.
Online safety
We want all Australians to engage online safely and with confidence.
NBN legislative framework
Legislation for the NBN sets out the basis for the rollout, makes it easier to develop industry standards and codes, and set outs a process for the possible sale of NBN Co.
Statement of Expectations for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
On 9 October 2020, the Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, made a Statement of Expectations in relation to the Australian Competition and...
Relief for Australian media during COVID-19
The Government has announced a package of measures to help sustain Australian media businesses as they do their vital work of keeping the community informed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regional Tech Hub
The online Regional Tech Hub provides independent and factual information helping regional, rural and remote Australians get connected and stay connected.
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