Value for money questioned in $1.2b satellite contract

Geoscience Australia will have a hard time showing value for money for a $1.18 billion satellite system, the audit office says.

23 January, 2024

Optus review to consider role of govt in responding to outages

Former ACMA Deputy Chair Richard Bean will lead a government review of the Optus outage.

27 November, 2023

Elizabeth Tydd appointed new FOI Commissioner

The government has announced a changing of the guard at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

27 November, 2023

Optus CEO falls on sword

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says her resignation is in the best interest of Optus.

20 November, 2023

Government to hold industry-wide inquiry after Optus outage

The federal government will hold an industry-wide inquiry following an Optus outage that affected millions of Australians.

8 November, 2023

Govt releases RFT for mobile coverage audit

The federal government has released a request for tender for a $20 million national audit to identify mobile black spots.

12 September, 2023

ABC Chair Ita Buttrose won’t seek new term

Ita Buttrose won’t be seeking reappointment when her current term as ABC Chair comes to an end next March.

22 August, 2023

Auditor to target Black Spot program amid claims of pork barrelling

The national audit office is undertaking an audit of the Black Spot grants program amid allegations of pork barrelling.

3 August, 2023

Darwin switches on first international fibre optic cable

The NT has switched on the submarine Darwin-Jakarta-Singapore cable connecting Australia to Indonesia and Singapore.

24 July, 2023

New appointments at ACMA

Executives from Google, Rio Tinto and the Copyright Agency are joining the telecommunications and broadcasting regulator.

23 July, 2023

Uber exec appointed to Aus Post Board

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

7 July, 2023

Former NSW DPC chief to take over at Health

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

12 June, 2023

ACMA to establish $10m SenderID registry

ACMA has been tasked with setting up a sender ID registry to curb text message scams.

24 April, 2023

Aus Post under review as it struggles to remain viable

The federal government has announced a review into Australia Post to ensure the struggling government owned entity remains financially viable.

2 March, 2023