Telcos will be required to block or warn Australians about scam texts from scammers that spoof legitimate senders after the Albanese government landed on a mandatory approach to its...
Australia will set broad limits on anticompetitive behaviour by big tech companies under a proposed framework that could impose penalties of up to $50 million, more than two years...
The national competition watchdog is assessing claims that eConveyancing monopolist PEXA engaged in anti-competitive conduct during efforts that were supposed to make its systems interoperable with competitors. These efforts...
The Australian Energy Regulator will be separated from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission under new legislation that entered parliament more than a year since the split was approved...
A Labor-led parliamentary committee has urged the federal government to appoint a Digital Affairs minister to coordinate the regulation of social media and other digital platforms, including across privacy,...
Australia’s tech industry groups are divided on the impact stricter merger laws will have on the incentive to grow innovative startups in Australia and attract venture capital investment. Among...
Breakthrough Victoria’s inaugural chief executive Grant Dooley has announced his intention to step down after three years in the role. The organisation, which manages the state government’s $2 billion...
Big Tech’s expanding market power through generative artificial intelligence will be scrutinised by the national competition watchdog in the final interim report of its five-year Digital Platform Services inquiry....
US regulators have launched legal action against software giant Adobe for its deceptive cancelation policy that allegedly traps subscribers into continuing to pay for popular software products like Photoshop...
Meta subsidiaries have been fined $20 million by the Federal Court for not providing sufficient notice to VPN users that their data would be collected for commercial benefit. The...