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Stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the infrastructure, transport and communications sectors.

27 Aug 2020

17 new Statutory Infrastructure Providers for broadband announced

The Government has announced new broadband SIPs.
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13 Aug 2020

Spectrum allocation limits released for 5G

A 1 GHz allocation limit has been announced for spectrum in the 26 GHz band.

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04 Aug 2020

Alternative Voice Services Trials underway

Applications are now open to the AVST program
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28 Jul 2020

Regional communications grants to improve connectivity now open

Applications are now open for the $53 million Regional Connectivity Program (RCP).
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20 Jul 2020

Broadband advisory council established

The Australian Broadband Advisory Council will explore ways to maximise the benefits of high-speed connectivity.
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15 Jul 2020

Planned maintenance for NRS Chat and NRS Captions calls

The National Relay Service (NRS) internet call options will be offline for maintenance at 3am (AEST) on 17 July 2020.
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13 Jul 2020

Characteristics of Employment and Business Activity in Cultural and Creative Sectors

New analysis released today provides insights into the employment characteristics of workers in the cultural and creative sector.

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06 Jul 2020

Improvements to Voice Relay emergency calls through the NRS

The National Relay Service (NRS) is making a small change to Voice Relay to improve the handling of emergency calls, which will enable the NRS to answer emergency calls from Voice Relay users even more quickly.
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01 Jul 2020

New protections guarantee broadband access for consumers

New landmark legislation came into force today that enshrines in law access for all people in Australia to broadband services regardless of where they live.
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29 Jun 2020

How to change a blurry background in Skype when making Video Relay calls through the NRS

If you use Auslan and make Video Relay calls through the National Relay Service (NRS), you may have noticed that Skype has recently changed the way calls look so that the background is blurry.
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