The new SMS Sender ID Register has now commenced, providing an important new measure to help protect Australians from text message impersonation scams.
Consumers will have access to clearer information about mobile coverage and network outages, with new rules introduced by the ACMA now in effect.
The ACMA has announced its compliance and enforcement priorities for 2026–27, with a focus on identifying areas of high risk of harm to consumers and implementing new rules to better protect them.
The ACMA has found SBS breached gambling advertising rules during a live broadcast of the Tour de France in July 2025.
Australians will notice that some text messages they receive will look different from 1 July as new rules come in to help stop scam texts.
Small businesses and community organisations need to act now to make sure their text messages continue to reach customers and members when new anti-scam rules begin on 1 July 2026.
The ACMA has released its preferred pricing for expiring spectrum licences that support fixed wireless broadband and more than 30 million mobile services across Australia.
The ACMA has taken action against two more telcos under its crackdown on companies violating the mobile number fraud rules, with businesses paying almost $5 million in penalties in the last 18 months.
Entain Group Pty Ltd (Entain), the parent company of wagering services Ladbrokes AU and Neds AU, has entered into a court-enforceable undertaking
The ACMA is urging businesses and organisations to act now and register their branded SMS sender IDs before new anti-scam rules begin on 1 July.
