A diverse, independent media is seen as central to a functioning democracy, yet Australia now has one of the most concentrated media environments in the Western world. The author asks how we got here in the first place and whether it even matters now that we're all online.

This report details the results of research commissioned by the ACMA to examine spend management tools and alerts for post-paid mobile phone consumers, and their relationship with unexpectedly high bills.

This report examines how technology has changed in the past, how it will continue to change in the future and what one can consequently say about the impacts of new technologies on Australia.

The spectrum management implications of the growth in demand for mobile broadband capacity continue to be important issues for the ACMA. Mobile broadband spectrum management is one area where the ACMA has, for a number of years, provided very detailed public guidance on its associated strategy and work plan, given its importance and the potential...

Introduction The aim of this paper is to spark public debate on the implications of convergence in the telecommunications, information technology, media and entertainment (TIME) sectors, and the New Zealand Government’s proposed response. Convergence is a term used to describe the common delivery of previously discrete service functions such as broadcasting and telecommunications over shared...