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Posties put parcels first as letter deliveries cut

Letters will only be delivered every second day with Australia Post revamping its workflow to focus on parcels as Aussies turn to online shopping.

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Modern mail: Australia Post to end daily letter deliveries in a bid to avoid losses

Move comes as the national postal service hopes to bring in changes after last year’s $200m loss

The Guardian - AU

TV lobby group slams ICC tournaments going to Amazon

Australia's commercial TV sector has slammed the decision to show Cricket World Cup matches exclusively on streaming services.

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ICC tournaments to go behind paywall in Australia

All International Cricket Council-run tournaments will be screened behind an Amazon Prime Video paywall for the next four years.

AAP

The government has announced plans to regulate smart TV home screens: what the new rules mean for you

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has today introduced legislation that will require smart TV manufacturers to ensure we can easily find local broadcasters – including ABC, SBS and the commercial networks – when we turn on our TVs.

The Conversation

New media laws to 'level the playing field' for free TV

Free-to-air TV will be guaranteed top billing on smart TVs, while anti-siphoning laws will be updated to stop key sporting events from being behind paywalls.

AAP

Ban on gambling ads a certain winner, say MPs

Two independent MPs and an anti-betting lobbyist are calling on the government to ban gambling advertisements.

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Optus outage inquiry to examine roaming and triple zero impacts but not cause of shutdown

Labor releases terms of reference for review which will report back by the end of February

The Guardian - AU

From ‘crazy’ to Walkley: Australian Financial Review’s PwC tax leaks scoop takes top journalism prize

Edmund Tadros and Neil Chenoweth take home Gold Walkley while eight women honoured for outstanding contributions. Plus: Crikey job cuts

The Guardian - AU

Francesca Albanese: My trip was paid for by the UN

UN expert Francesca Albanese has denied her trip to Australia was sponsored by Palestinian lobby groups, and mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s latest scathingly brilliant idea is for Perth and the Gold Coast to host a dual-city Commonwealth Games.

Crikey

Rowland confronts quality journalism at the Press Club

Strange questions awaited Communications Minister Michelle Rowland at the National Press Club yesterday, on topics most Australians would have found puzzling.

Crikey

‘Important conversations’: Inside the government’s secret meeting with Tinder, Grindr and Hinge

The federal government brought together the online dating industry this week to get them to address abuse and harassment on their platforms.

Crikey

A day of defamation, Lachlan meets Volodymyr, and the ABC ‘slays’ on TikTok

Your correspondent hits Phillip St for a day of defamation trials as Bruce Lehrmann and Ben Roberts-Smith return to court.

Crikey

Gambling ad phase-out not like tobacco policy: Rowland

Michelle Rowland says a ban on gambling ads would not be as easy as the phasing out of tobacco ads decades prior.

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Rural newspapers 'critical for democracy': minister

The government will soon announce details of its plan to support diversity and localism in the Australian media landscape.

AAP

Rise in online hate speech underscores need for reform

Gaps in the regulatory framework dealing with safety online have been identified by the federal government as hate speech and the misuse of AI continue to rise.

The Guardian - AU

Optus reveals routine software upgrade the cause of 14-hour network outage

Telco will establish a complaints team for small businesses after criticism of its compensation offer of 200GB of free data

The Guardian - AU

Calls for crackdown amid report gambling lobbyists ‘wined and dined’ minister Michelle Rowland

MP Monique Ryan wants tougher laws around lobbying of politicians, saying current guidelines are ‘toothless and ineffective’

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The Guardian - AU

Labor to overhaul misinformation bill after objections over freedom of speech

‘Clarifications on religious freedom’ to be reconsidered, says communications minister Michelle Rowland, after strong pushback from Coalition

The Guardian - AU

Telcos could be forced to let customers roam rival networks during outages under plan Optus opposed

The proposal is similar to changes Canada introduced last year after a lengthy outage nearly identical to the Optus one

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The Federal Govt Says It’ll Investigate The Optus Outage, Customers Expect Compensation

"It would seem very reasonable for Optus to look at how they can attempt to recompense people for this."

The Guardian - AU

Optus outage: network offers free data to customers as it faces Senate inquiry and government review

Optus will provide eligible customers with 200GB of extra data as compensation, now blaming ‘network event’ for catastrophic outage

The Guardian - AU

Optus confirms ‘network event’ behind outage – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Optus outage cuts mobile and internet access for millions of Australians

Exact reason for outage remains unknown as minister points to possible ‘deep fault’ within Optus network

Evening Standard

Optus outage: Millions affected as Australia's second largest telecommunications network goes down

Payment, transport and health systems were thrown into chaos, with 40 per cent of Australians unable to use phones or internet

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