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  • Do not call register to go ahead

    Telemarketers will have to abide by a national Do Not Call register in 2007, after the federal government announced it would soon introduce legislation to protect consumers.

  • Govt frees new telcos from universal guarantee shackles

    New entrants to the fixed phone market in a particular location will not have to fulfil the obligations set out in the Customer Service Guarantee, under new regulatory changes announced by the government.

  • Google, others breach e-gambling law?

    Search engines with Australian domains, including Google, are being investigated by authorities for possible breach of interactive gambling laws, which carries a maximum penalty of AU$1.1 million per day for corporations.

  • Govt assesses online gambling act

    Federal Government plans to review interactive gambling legislation, in a bid to measure its effectiveness.

  • New AU laws to target online porn, e-crime

    Senator Richard Alston, the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, has flagged new laws to crack down on Internet harassment and the usage of the medium to advocate violence.

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