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Telstra has been hit with a $1.5 million fine from the the Australian Communications and Media Authority for dropping its number porting service during the first COVID-19 wave last year, leaving 42,000 customers unable to transfer their numbers away from or to new providers.

Online retailer Kogan has been fined $310,800 for sending marketing emails to more than 42 million consumers without an easy way to unsubscribe, in violation of spam laws.

Mosaic Brands has taken the Australian Communications and Media Authority to court, alleging a request for documents based on suspected Spam Act violations is invalid.

Supermarket giant Woolworths has been hit with a $1 million infringement notice from the Australian Communications and Media Authority for what the regulator called "significant breaches" of spam laws.

Optus has paid a record $504,000 fine for violating spam laws by sending SMS and email messages to customers that had previously unsubscribed from the telco's giant's marketing communications.