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• Optus fined $110,000 for spam

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority has fined Optus a combined $110,000 for two infringements relating to sending what the authority deemed was SMS spam to mobile phones.

• Spam Act review lauds anti-spam success

  Estimates that up to 80 percent of all e-mails are now spam show the problem hasn't gone away, but self-congratulation was still prominent as the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) handed down its first report on the Spam Act 2003.

• Australian ISPs to step up spam fight

  A new code requiring Internet and e-mail service providers to undertake a range of spam-fighting measures will come into force in July.

• Microsoft wants to tackle Aussie spammers

  Microsoft wants the federal government to amend its anti-spam legislation to allow its joint venture with Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd, ninemsn, to directly pursue legal action against spammers.

• Anti-spam legislation effective, claims ACMA

  Australia's anti-spam watchdog has lauded the effectiveness of the Spam Act 2003, but warned international efforts and moves to combat the "fusion of spam, fraud and cybercrime" must be stepped up.

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• How to slam spam

  If we're losing the battle against spam, how can we win the war? In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a comprehensive resource centre for IT professionals battling spam.

• AU Spam Act knocks down spammers

  The Spam Act 2003 has led to the closure of several major Australian-based spammers, the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) claimed today.

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