Nerida O’Loughlin

ACMA takes action against Tully Sugar over undisclosed stake in QLD broadcaster

25 January 2024 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has commenced action against Tully Sugar Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese agribusiness company COFCO, after they failed to...

4 companies win spectrum in ACMA allocation process

23 November 2023 Four companies have won spectrum in the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) 3.4/3.7 GHz bands spectrum allocation process.Of 588 lots available, 574 were allocated to bidders. The allocation realised total revenue to the Commonwealth of $721,766,300.Mobile JV Pty Ltd won 44 lots of spectrum for $128,194,100.NBN Co Pty Ltd won 200 lots of spectrum… Read More

3ZZZ breaches community radio broadcast rules in its coverage of Ukraine: ACMA

15 November 2022 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found Melbourne-based community broadcaster 3ZZZ in breach of community broadcasting rules in its coverage of the invasion...

ABC Radio breaches accuracy rules in Victorian logging stories: ACMA

9 November 2022 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) breached broadcasting rules by misrepresenting risks associated with the findings of...

Alan Jones and 2GB broke commercial disclosure rules

26 May 2021 The ACMA has found that 2GB breached commercial radio disclosure rules in 2019, during broadcasts of The Alan Jones Breakfast Show, by not informing its...

John Laws and 2HD breach radio code on suicide

4 March 2021 An ACMA investigation has found The John Laws Morning Show breached the rules around decency and the treatment of suicide during a segment in March...

ACMA opens applications for News Media and Digital Platforms Bargaining Code

3 March 2021 The ACMA today opened applications for Australian news businesses wishing to register for the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code. The code has been...

Kyle & Jackie O breach the decency standards

7 September 2020 An ACMA investigation has found KIIS 1065 in breach of rules relating to generally accepted standards of decency due to comments made by Kyle Sandilands...

ACMA releases guidance to digital platforms

25 June 2020 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a position paper outlining its expectations for a voluntary code or codes of practice on misinformation...

ACMA finds Alan Jones breached broadcasting rules

20 May 2020 Alan Jones has provided an on-air correction following an ACMA investigation that found the licensee of radio station 2GB in breach of broadcasting rules due...

ACMA finds FAB FM is in breach of its licence

7 May 2020 The ACMA investigated Port Douglas station, FAB FM, following a complaint that the station was not providing open narrowcasting in accordance with its licence. Under law, open narrowcasting...

Eight in 10 Australians concerned about commercial influence in news

16 January 2020 More than 8 in 10 Australian adults are concerned about large advertisers influencing the news, according to new research from the ACMA. The research was...

SEN+ at fault over gambling ad rules during Australian Open

23 September 2019 An investigation by the ACMA has found SEN+ has breached gambling advertising rules. The investigation found SEN+, owned by the Pacific Star Network streamed a...

5MU looks to move to FM

17 May 2019 Listeners of the commercial radio station 5MU in Murray Bridge, Mount Barker and Victor Harbor may soon be retuning their radios if the ACMA accepts...