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Judge questions OAIC over 3-year delay in bringing Optus case
The judge overseeing three court proceedings against Optus over a 2022 data breach has questioned why it took the privacy regulator three years to file its case.
Tabcorp fined $4M for spamming VIP customers
Gambling company Tabcorp has been fined $4 million or sending over 5,700 messages to VIP customers that failed to comply with spam laws.
Foxtel breached gambling ad rules during AFL game, ACMA finds
Cable television provider Foxtel has been pulled up by the media regulator for displaying a gambling advertisement during an AFL match without attaching a responsible gambling notice. 
Telstra fined $626,000 for breaching spam laws
Telstra has been hit with a $626,00 penalty for sending over 10 million text messages that required customers to log in before unsubscribing. 
Telstra cops $394,000 penalty for NBN speed testing failures
Telstra has paid a $394,380 penalty for shirking its obligation to check internet speeds when migrating customers to the NBN.
Telcos to face $10M penalties for industry code breaches
Telcos are set to face penalties of up to $10 million for breaching the industry code under a suite of proposed changes to the Telecommunications Act.
Telstra pays $3M penalty over Triple Zero outage
Telstra has been hit with a $3 million penalty for failing to follow emergency call rules during a Triple Zero outage in March.
Albanese government dumps misinformation bill
The Alabese government has dumped a bill to combat misinformation and disinformation online following opposition from Liberal and Greens senators.
Optus slapped with $12m penalty over Triple-0 outage
Optus has been hit with a $12 million penalty over a “preventable” nationwide network outage in November 2023, which left thousands of customers unable to make emergency calls.
Optus denies cyberattack was not ‘highly sophisticated’
Optus has struck back at ACMA's claim that a cyberattack that exposed the information of around 10 million customers was not a "highly sophisticated" operation.