The Latest Breaking News from the Australian Communications and Media Authority

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

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

Kmart have received a noteworthy fine of $1.3 million from the Australian Communications and Media Authority for breaching spam laws.

The Australian government has introduced legislation that would require social media companies to adopt an industry standard on battling disinformation. The law would force social media companies to keep records of how they enforce that standard and give the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) the power to obtain those…