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The demise of daily letters, 3G and cash – are governments leaving us old (and young) fogeys behind?

Technology evolves and consumer preferences change – but governments and industry have a duty to plan for the big shifts

The Guardian - AU

Regions to suffer most as snail mail gets even slower

Australia Post's new performance standards could impact regional and rural Australians most, an expert warns, as posties are given more time to deliver letters.

AAP

‘We know the community is over it’: how self-regulation of gambling ads came unstuck minutes into an AFL game

Clubs and bookmakers have set their own restrictions as campaigners await a decision on a proposed ban

The Guardian - AU

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Senator quits party to sit as independent – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Fears grow Meta will block news on Facebook and Instagram as Australian government faces pressure to act

Publishers and politicians are siding against Meta and urging Labor to force the company to pay for news

The Guardian - AU

Optus outage likely to force changes at telcos

The Optus outage is likely to change the way telecommunications companies operate once the government releases its response to a review on the network failure.

AAP

ABC defends broadcasting Russia-Ukraine war documentary after ambassador calls it ‘bowl of vomit’

Ukraine ambassador to Australia says documentary aired on Four Corners repeats Kremlin’s ‘blatant lies’ but national broadcaster defends ‘important contribution’ to war reporting

The Guardian - AU

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Afternoon Update: interest rates hold steady; Rowland defends ABC independence; and how the democracy sausage is made

RBA keeps cash rate at 4.35% but Michele Bullock says she is still ‘worried about inflation’ and will not rule out further rises

The Guardian - AU

Calls to heat up competition in nation's postal sector

A tech start-up is pushing for Australia Post's delivery network to be opened up to private players, in a bid to drive competition and boost regional economies.

AAP

Rush to resolve triple zero glitch ahead of 3G shutdown

A working group with Telstra, Optus and TPG has been set up to find a solution to a looming technical issue preventing triple zero calls on some mobile phones.

AAP

Australian broadband to get a speed boost, but slowly

More than nine million households and businesses could get a significant boost to their broadband connection later in 2024 following fibre upgrades.

AAP

Telstra apologises to family of Victorian who died during triple zero outage

Government says regulator is looking into the disruption which prevented more than 100 calls being transferred to emergency services

The Guardian - AU

Facebook Parent Meta To Stop Paying Australian News Media

Extending a global retreat from news content, Meta said it would scrap the Facebook News tab in Australia and would not renew deals with news publishers worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

International Business Times

Meta says it will stop funding news in Australia, prompting backlash

Canberra blasts Meta’s decision as a ‘dereliction of its commitment to the sustainability’ of the media industry.

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The Canberra Times

Meta announces it will no longer pay for Australian news

The decision represents a major financial blow to news providers.

The Guardian - AU

Minister briefed on how total gambling ad ban would work in Australia by European experts

Exclusive: Belgian gaming commission - considered the gold standard in harm reduction policies – providing Michelle Rowland with policy details

AAP

Opposition out to politicise boat arrivals: Albanese

Anthony Albanese has accused Peter Dutton of using "overblown rhetoric" following boat arrivals in Western Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Smart TVs must showcase Australian free-to-air channels alongside streaming services under proposed legislation

New devices would need to provide easy access to free-to-air networks, pre-install their video-on-demand apps and present separate tiles

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Optus admits thousands more triple zero calls failed

Optus' revelation the number of unsuccessful calls to emergency services was 10 times more than first reported is "deeply concerning", the government says.

The Guardian - AU

More than 1,000 ‘distressing’ social media posts removed at Australian government’s request during Gaza war

Figures show rise in incidents of online extremism and violent content, partly fuelled by Israel-Gaza conflict

The Guardian - AU

Total ban on gambling ads ‘the right thing to do’, Labor MPs argue

Exclusive: ‘We could forever redefine the term “Murphy’s law”,’ one politician says in tribute to late colleague Peta Murphy

The Guardian - AU

Lobbyists lining up to put their case to minister over Australia-wide ban on gambling ads

Exclusive: Freedom of information reveals long list of concerned parties meeting Michelle Rowland

The Guardian - AU

Major gambling firms caught enabling illegal in-play sports bets in Australia

Acma ruling prompts calls for money to be returned to punters as government continues to consult on tougher regulation

The Guardian - AU

‘Rise in conspiracy theories’: Labor was warned disinformation bill would stir claims of censorship

Communications minister’s department urged government to learn lessons from failed US Disinformation Governance Board

AAP

Boost for AAP newswire as media diversity probed

Funding for independent newswire, AAP, is part of the federal government's latest move to boost media diversity and public-interest journalism.

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