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ACCAN urges government to include its six key communications actions in the National Disability Strategy
13 July 2010
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) is writing to federal, state and territory disability ministers today along with state and territory premiers and chief ministers urging t...Read more
ACCAN applauds government's commitment to accessible web sites
30 June 2010
ACCAN welcomes today’s release of the Australian Government Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy by the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Lindsay Tanner, and Parliamentary Secreta...Read more
What the NBN-Telstra deal means for you
22 June 2010
You may have heard that Telstra has struck an $11 billion deal with the Government to transfer its voice and internet customers to the national broadband network (NBN). Part of this deal was a change ...Read more
Next steps on Cyber-Security for People with Disabilities
21 June 2010
In 2009, Australians reported losing $69.9 million dollars as a result of online scams .
As part of this year’s National Cyber Security Awareness Week, ACCAN hosted a Cyber-Security Roun...Read more
ACCAN calls time on misleading telco advertisements
07 June 2010
A complaint sent by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today (7 June) details six separate examples of tele...Read more