A proposed law to give Australia s media authority more powers that would have silenced critics of abortion and trans ...

Australia’s government has withdrawn a bill that would give a media watchdog power to monitor digital platforms and require ...

Australia has ditched plans to fine social media companies if they fail to stem the spread of misinformation, the country's ...

The Australian government opted to abandon proposed laws on Sunday requiring social media companies to regulate ...

The ABC's chair Kim Williams calls for more investment in the public broadcaster as a counter to the "flood" of online ...

The government of Australia announced on Sunday that it has abandoned plans to penalise internet companies up to 5% of their ...

The spread of misinformation has been on the rise recently and social media platforms have been accused of letting it spread ...

Australian leaders have complained that foreign-domiciled tech platforms are overriding the country's sovereignty.

The controversial misinformation bill will not become law after the government abandoned the legislation due to opposition in ...

The federal government was forced to walk away from its disinformation and misinformation bill intended to stop the spread of ...

Australia has ditched plans to fine social media companies if they fail to stem the spread of misinformation, the country’s ...

The proposal to fine internet companies came on the back of moves to ban children below a certain age from social media.