In this speech to the Australian Broadcasting Summit, ACMA’s recently appointed chair, Chris Chapman, outlines the purpose and direction of the new organisation, discusses a number of contemporary issues relevant to the broadcasting sector and and briefly raises what the authority sees to be a number of emerging issues.

This report on the state of AM radio in Australia examines technical and transmitter site issues, as well as audience, profitability and ownership issues that affect the delivery of AM radio services in Australia. It also examines the potential future for AM radio in a digital environment.

Annual report of the Commonwealth of Australia communications and broadcasting regulatory authority: the Australian Broadcasting Authority

Professor Ian Ramsay of Melbourne University examines the effectiveness of the ABA’s existing enforcement powers and makes proposals to enable the ABA to deal more effectively with breaches of the rules.

We are at a point in time where technological change and convergence could once again change the way consumers access news, information and entertainment, argues the ACCC chair, Graeme Samuel, in this address to the Melbourne Press Club Journalism 2005 Conference. Released 26 August 2005