OpenAI’s search for a chief communications officer hits 9 months after its top candidate turned down the role The company is ramping up its search efforts amid a seemingly never-ending string of controversies. Fortune · Sep 23
How Angus Taylor's tech bill rejection hands power to the Greens Coalition trades influence for outrage. The Canberra Times · Sep 15
Australia threatens hefty fines if big tech fails 'duty of care' Social media giants face US$78 million fines if they fail to protect young users from harmful content, Australia's prime minister said Tuesday as he unveiled draft laws reining in big tech. Communications Minister Anika Wells said big tech was facing a "reckoning". The Economic Times · Sep 8
Dear Analog Devices Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for August 19 Analog Devices is heading into earnings on AI momentum, with investors watching whether results justify lofty expectations. Barchart · Aug 8
Labor's rivals revive push for full ban on gambling ads Minor parties and independents are preparing amendments to Labor's "friendless" proposed gambling reforms before parliament returns to Canberra. AAP · Aug 6
Telstra in the hot seat following widespread outage A wave of investigations and possible multimillion-dollar fines are in store for Telstra after its third major outage in less than a year. AAP · Jul 10
Telstra Outage Leaves Triple‑Zero Callers Stranded As PM Labels Failure 'Deeply Concerning' Telstra has blamed a 'software defect' in its time‑keeping systems for a nationwide outage that disrupted mobile calls, shut down regional trains and left some triple‑zero callers unable to get through, prompting 333 welfare checks. International Business Times UK · Jul 8
'Utter contempt': debate explodes over social media ban Politicians are trading fire after support collapsed for updates to Australia's social media ban, which once had bipartisan support. AAP · Jul 2
TikTok, YouTube deactivate 4.7 million child accounts in Indonesia after curbs JAKARTA — Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, the country's communications minister said, as its social media curbs began to take effect. Bangkok Post · Jun 26
Dycom Industries Q1 Earnings Call Highlights Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) reported a sharply higher fiscal first quarter and raised its full-year revenue outlook, citing accelerating demand for fiber deployments, data center-related infrastructure and a growing backlog that management said supports multi-year growth. On the company’s fiscal 202 MarketBeat · May 27
RTE bosses arrive for meeting with Communications Minister The meeting comes amid fresh scrutiny of its financial management. Evening Standard · May 19
Communications minister Anika Wells repays $10,000 in incorrect travel expenses Anthony Albanese rejects calls for Wells to resign over the breaches, saying she had done the right thing and had also apologised The Guardian - AU · May 8
Monolithic Power Systems: AI Stock Beat, Raised and Upgraded Post-Earnings Monolithic Power Systems has surged more than 70% in 2026, and analysts are calling for more gains after its latest earnings report. MarketBeat · May 5
Trump's Ego Hit Hard by Nicolas Maduro Copying His Dance Moves, Mocking Him, Biographer Claims Trump biographer claims Maduro's mocking dance moves sparked arrest drama—White House dismisses story as fabrication. International Business Times UK · Jan 18
Evening Standard · Jan 16 Gardai and regulators meet to assess legal action over X chatbot images The Communications Minister said robust laws exist as Gardai investigate reports of sexual images produced by X’s chatbot.
TechRadar · Dec 19, 2025 OpenAI's communication chief steps down Hannah Wong is stepping down as head of OpenAI's comms after joining the company from Apple in 2021.
AAP · Dec 12, 2025 PM seeks advice on perks as furore builds over claims Anthony Albanese has asked the parliamentary expenses watchdog for advice on travel entitlements as the opposition ramps up calls for a minister to resign.
AAP · Dec 6, 2025 Call for independent body to review minister's spending The coalition wants a review of the communications minister's spending as she comes under renewed fire for the cost of taxpayer-funded trips.
The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025 Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal challenge
AAP · Nov 2, 2025 Optus backs outage acts after keeping officials in dark Optus leaders took nearly 18 hours to tell authorities deaths had been linked to a triple-zero outage, but they say the company followed the law.
AAP · Oct 29, 2025 Gambling lobby floats ad limit as uncertainty lingers Betting companies are searching for a middle ground on gambling advertising reform as the communications minister weighs up a response to a landmark inquiry.
AAP · Oct 13, 2025 No excuse: tech giants warned ahead of social media ban Executives from Meta and TikTok have been told a lack of preparation for an incoming ban on under-16s using their platforms won't be tolerated.
AAP · Oct 12, 2025 Social media ban could pull the plug on young artists YouTube warns blocking young people from accessing its platform will lead to unintended consequences for online safety and hinder emerging talent.
AAP · Oct 7, 2025 Heat dialled up on minister over triple-zero outages Communications Minister Anika Wells has been questioned about her handling of a triple-zero outage, as reforms to the emergency network are introduced.
AAP · Oct 5, 2025 Optus in government's sights as parliament returns Telco execs, the communications minister, government bureaucrats and the opposition leader will face tough questions when federal parliament returns.