This report provides an overview of the Australian telecommunications industry performance against a range of regulatory obligations. It provides an overview of the Australian telecommunications industry performance against a range of regulatory obligations including compliance with safeguards such as the Customer Service Guarantee, the provision of emergency call services and compliance with codes and standards...

The transition from analogue to digital TV is seen by many as long overdue in a broadcast industry which has often failed to keep pace with revolutionary changes in the telecommunications and information services industries. • Television has been an important political and cultural force in Australia since its introduction in the 1950s. • Analogue...

ACCAN believes it's time to get smart about regulation in the communications sector by putting consumers first in the regulatory equation. ACCAN has published a report by the Communications Law Centre, University of Technology Sydney titled Consumers First: Smart Regulation for Digital Australia that investigates a principles-based approach to regulation. ACCAN commissioned this report to...

Covering topics including employment in culture, time spent on cultural activities, attendances at cultural venues and events, expenditure on culture, and imports and exports of cultural goods and services, this report provides a comprehensive statistical overview of culture in Australia. This report also provides profiles of the cultural sectors, grouped according to the Australian Culture...

The internet provides a means for non-professional media-makers to produce and publish their own video and audio content, as community television and radio have done for several decades. This paper draws on participant contributions at the symposium to explore the relationship between broadcast and online community media.