The Latest Breaking News from Michelle Rowland

Advances in mobile, wireless and satellite tech are likely to feature in coming discussions ahead of an overhaul of telecommunication services in the bush.

There are more than 1,500 remote First Nations communities and homelands around Australia, and about 670 of them have no mobile phone coverage. In research with 495 people from ten remote communities, we found 45.9% were “highly excluded” from increasingly important digital services and tools.

The federal government has told online dating platforms to create a voluntary code to better protect Australians or face the consequences.

Australia’s government is telling the online dating industry to improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation

States and territories generally agree that gambling advertising needs reform but the federal government must lead the way

The eSafety commissioner is to work with industry on a new code to educate parents about how to access filtering software and limit children’s access

In this week’s Media Briefs, Stan Grant resigns from the ABC altogether, Ita sets sail, and David Anderson locks in another term.

Veteran broadcaster and editor Ita Buttrose has said she won’t seek a second term as ABC chair once her current term ends in 2024.

Media veteran, 81, praised by Michelle Rowland for ‘outstanding leadership’ in five years as head of national broadcaster