Getting ready to connect to the NBN
Your current telephone and internet services will not be switched to the NBN automatically. Find out what steps you need to take to prepare for your switch to the NBN.
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Spectrum For Government Use
The Australian Government is a large user of spectrum for important public service provision and continually identifies and implements efficiency improvements to the management and use of spectrum...
Mobile black spot priority locations announced
5 April 2018
The Government has announced the locations that will receive new and improved mobile coverage in the latest round of the Mobile Black Spot Program.
Information Publication Scheme
Information about the department’s Information Publication Scheme.
New NBN measures to support Australian businesses
7 November 2017
NBN Co has announced new measures to improve the experience for small-to-medium businesses and large enterprises in migrating to the National...
Mobile Black Spot Program hits new milestone
16 July 2019
Over 700 mobile base stations have now been delivered under the Mobile Black Spot Program.
Government Response to Productivity Commission’s intellectual property report
25 August 2017
Government releases its Response to the Productivity Commission’s Report on Intellectual Property Arrangements in Australia.
Voicing your concern
Find out where to raise an issue about advertising, domain names, media or illegal content.
Asia-Pacific leaders converge in Perth
12 March 2018
The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Preparatory Group for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) is meeting in Perth this week to...
Factsheet - Communications during emergencies
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The Australian Government understands the importance of having communications access particularly during emergency situations.
Factsheet - Temporary facilities during emergencies
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Telecommunications services may be offline during or following bushfire emergencies for a number of reasons....
Support for online safety
The Australian Government has a range of measures in place to support online safety.
Fact sheet—Bushfire telecommunications—remediation activities
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In response to the 2019–20 bushfire emergency, telecommunications carriers have been working in close coordination with Emergency Service Organisations (ESOs) and the Australian Defence Force to...
Communications access during the bushfire emergency
10 January 2020
Find out about your communications options in an emergency.
FOI 25-1920
Date Listed: 17 January 2020
Final report of the pilot of the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) Classification Tool.
FOI 19-1920
Date Listed: 17 January 2020
The nomination panel’s final list of recommendations for appointment to the ABC Board in three rounds.
Gifts and benefits register: for the period 18 October 2019 to 31 December 2019
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List of gifts and/or benefits with an estimated value greater than $AUD100.00 (excluding GST) accepted by staff of the Department of Communications and the Arts for the period 18 October 2019 to 31...
NRS—fact sheet 4—video relay
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In video relay calls you sign your side of the conversation and the relay officer will sign the responses of the other person back to you.
NRS—instruction sheet 4.2—Video Relay—making a call
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This instruction sheet provides step by step instructions for answering a call using the video relay option using the National Relay Service.
Digital TV
Australia has achieved a historic switchover from analog to digital-only free-to-air TV transmissions. Everyone can now enjoy high quality television services anywhere in Australia.
