Old Parliament House Board reappointments
13 December 2016 The Turnbull Government has reappointed the Hon Dr David Kemp as Chair, Mr Bernard Wright AO as Deputy Chair and the Hon Simon Crean as a member…
Faster classification of Netflix content for Australian audiences
7 December 2016 The Turnbull Government has announced the pilot of a new world-first classification tool that will streamline the process of classifying Netflix content and make it easier for…
Catalyst funding for Arts Access Australia
HON CHRISTIAN PORTER MPMINISTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES 3 December 2016 The Turnbull Government has announced more than $100,000 for arts and disability peak body, Arts Access Australia, through the…
NBN Fibre to the Node rollout hits new milestone
1 December 2016 The Turnbull Government’s multi-technology National Broadband Network rollout has hit another milestone, with more than one million fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) connections ready-for-service. Barely a year after the first…
Government response to the Productivity Commission’s report into public safety mobile broadband
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE THE HON MICHAEL KEENAN MPMINISTER FOR JUSTICEMINISTER ASSISTING THE PRIME MINISTER FOR COUNTER TERRORISM 24 November 2016 The Minister for Communications, Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield, and…
Funding boost for Sounds Australia
24 November 2016 The Turnbull Government has announced $1.16m funding for Sounds Australia to further develop Australia’s national and international contemporary music industry. This funding of $290,000 per year over…
Bill Shorten’s nbn falsehoods show a contempt for the facts
JOINT MEDIA RELEASESENATOR HON MATHIAS CORMANNMINISTER FOR FINANCE 24 November 2016 Bill Shorten’s attempt today to distort well-known facts about nbn’s rollout progress and financing arrangements simply flies in the…
Government loan secures NBN rollout
18 November 2016 Under the Coalition, the NBN is on schedule, ahead of its revenue forecasts and has met or exceeded its key rollout targets across two financial years. The…
Telecommunications competition law amendments
24 November 2016 The Turnbull Government today announced new legislation will be introduced to repeal the telecommunications-specific anti-competitive conduct laws of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. The changes follow…
New eSafety Commissioner appointed in expanded role to combat non-consensual sharing of intimate images
JOINT RELEASE SENATOR HON MICHAELIA CASHMINISTER FOR WOMEN 23 November 2016 The Turnbull Government today announced the appointment of a new Children’s eSafety Commissioner with expanded responsibilities to take a…