A departmental review of the ACMA has recommended against Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's preferred UK-style super communications regulator, proposing a new commission agency and calling on the government to overhaul outdated communications regulation. Article continued via link.

Commissioned in June 2015, by the then Minister for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull, the draft review has found that while the ACMA has generally performed its regulatory role well over the last ten years, urgent reform is needed.

The fifth World Internet Project New Zealand (WIPNZ) survey continues our biennial analysis of New Zealanders’ usage of, and attitudes towards, the internet. It follows on from the surveys undertaken in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. In this report, we present top-level analysis of data from the survey carried out between September and November 2015...

This study aims to open debate about the role of the tech giants – notably Google, Facebook, Apple and others – in democracy and civic life, as distinct from their impact on privacy and security, or their economic and financial status.

The Mandarin reveals details on how much government departments are spending on media monitoring. For reporting firm iSentia, government represents some of their biggest clients. Since Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, came to power, government agencies have spent more than $1.8 million on services just to know what the media is saying about them. Where is...