The Quad grouping has launched five new initiatives for enhanced cooperation. These focus on maritime surveillance, port infrastructure, en...

Despite Australia’s recent legislation prohibiting social media access for those under 16, user habits remain largely unchanged, as indicat...

Australia is gearing up to implement a groundbreaking levy on major tech giants. If platforms like Meta, Google, and TikTok fail to compens...

Using or touching a mobile phone while driving is illegal across Australian states and territories, with fines exceeding $1200 in some area...

Australian states have varying laws regarding pet transport in vehicles. Penalties range from fines to jail time for offenses like unrestra...

Australia in 2021 passed laws to make the US tech giants, such as Alphabet's Google and Meta, compensate media companies for the links that...

Meta could block news reposting if Australia enforces the 2021 law, similar to actions taken in Canada. Academics note increased misinforma...

Australia's e-safety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has warned Twitter that it has 28 days to demonstrate a serious attempt to tackle onl...

Australia's competition watchdog is looking into a claim that Facebook Inc refused a publisher's request to negotiate a licensing deal, set...

The step means that all of Australia's three largest media firms—Nine Entertainment, Australian Financial Review and Sydney Morning Herald—...

The arrangements mean the U.S. Big Tech platforms are now committed to paying two of Australia's three largest traditional news outlets for...

Premier of Australia’s Victoria state Daniel Andrews’ controversial Belt and Road deal with the Chinese government is expected to be reject...

Australia is on course to become the first country to require Facebook and Google to pay for news content, legislation that is being closel...

Only rolled out previously in Brazil and Germany, the News Showcase platform was originally slated for launch last June. But Alphabet Inc-o...

Australia has introduced laws that would force internet giant Google and social media heavyweight Facebook Inc to negotiate payments to dom...

The launch of the News Showcase product as early as next month is Google's latest tactic in a high-profile campaign against the Australian ...

Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari has already said that a stronger law on the lines of UK will be brought before the parliament.