All funding, programs and support

Information about the Australian Broadband Guarantee for providers and Internet Service Providers

The Clever Networks program delivers innovative broadband services to communities in regional, rural and remote Australia.

A $90 million initiative to help to improve telecommunications services in remote Indigenous communities.

Information on strategies to support greater access to ICT for individuals, nonprofit organisations and communities.

Find information on projects to assist businesses to integrate their business processes in the online environment.

Find information on Australian Government investment in a world-class ICT research and research training institute.

Mobile Connect is an Australian Government program with two elements: the Terrestrial network extension and the Satellite Phone Subsidy Scheme.

Provides the most current information on the National Broadband Network, an initiative to build a new high-speed fibre broadband network for Australia.

Industry and public interest groups are invited to provide submissions on regulatory issues associated with the National Broadband Network.

Information on the previous support and opportunities the Department has provided for business in the information and communication technology sectors.

Information to assist consumers in understanding the Australian Broadband Guarantee and the basics of broadband. It provides general information on how to register and receive an Australian Broadband Guarantee subsidised service.

Backing Indigenous Ability is a $90 million initiative to help to improve telecommunications services in remote Indigenous communities.

Strategies supporting individuals and communities to achieve wider uptake and effective use of information technology.

The Future of the Internet project is a research project analysing long-term public policy aspects of the future of the internet and developing input for the 2008 OECD Ministerial Meeting: The Future of the Internet Economy.

Information on the Australian Government initiative to make mobile communications more accessible and affordable for people living or working in the most remote parts of Australia.

Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce’s annual awareness raising activities and link to online survey.

The Telecommunications Consumer Representation Stakeholder Forum will identify ways to make consumer representation in telecommunications policy more effective.

This page sets out information on the 2008-09 round for consumer representation grants provided for under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act.

The Telecommunications Research Grants program supports high-quality, innovative research projects into the social, economic or technological implications of telecommunications developments.

Regional Communications Funding Programs

The Australian Government announced a comprehensive plan for cyber-safety as part of the 2008-2009 Federal Budget.

Information on the 2002 National Communications Fund and the projects it supported.

Find links to superseded media and broadcasting programs.