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Terror streaming bill 'rams through' parliament

Legislation that will see social media companies and executives face hefty fines with jail time for failing quickly remove violent content from their platforms.
Social media, ISP execs to face PM grilling over role in spreading hate

Executives from Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter will meet with Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday, to discuss measures to curb ‘hate content’ on their platforms, it has been reported.
Huawei, ZTE banned from Australian 5G rollouts

Huawei says the government has informed the company that it, along with fellow Chinese telecommunications equipment provider ZTE, has been banned from providing 5G technology to Australia's telcos.
Government close to finishing rewrite of Radcomms Act: Fifield

The government is in the “final stages” of rewriting the key legislation that governs the allocation and use of wireless spectrum in Australia, communications minister Senator Mitch Fifield said this morning.
Fifield rejects NBN cost 'blowout' criticism

Describing the revised peak funding estimate for the National Broadband Network as a "blowout" robs the discussion of nuance, according to communications minister Senator Mitch Fifield.

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