The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) regulates broadcasting services in Australia. This includes:
- planning the radiofrequency spectrum that radio and television services use
- issuing and renewing licences to broadcasters
- administering commercial ownership and control rules to maintain media diversity regulating broadcasting content, developing program standards or licence conditions on specific issues
- supporting the development of codes of practice for the industry to ensure community safeguards
Broadcasting news All latest news...
ACMA finds no breach on 'women destroying the joint' (30 Apr)
A Current Affair breaches privacy and accuracy (4 Apr)
ACMA decides not to renew radio licence (22 Mar)
New commercial radio advertising code replaces Standard (20 Mar)
Changes to radio services in Adelong, Boonah and Broken Hill (14 Mar)
