Two Indigo submarine cables appear to have suffered ship-induced faults inside the federally declared submarine cable protection zone off Perth, with the incidents occurring in close proximity and in quick succession.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s move to reconsider regulated mobile roaming and radio access network sharing could erode Telstra’s roughly 20% mobile price premium by weakening its regional coverage advantage, while RAN regulation could also open the door to new infrastructure-based competitors such as SpaceX, according to an analyst.

Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood has warned that governments can add excessively costly regulation when they react to failures under public and political pressure.

Australia’s privacy regulator is examining the growing use of smart glasses amid concerns that devices capable of discreetly recording video, images and audio could expose gaps in existing privacy protections.