The government will commit $10 million to establishing a register to track illegal messages after a report released last week showed the nation lost an estimated $3.1 billion to scam attacks in the past year.
Announcing the move on Sunday, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said the move was part of the Albanese government's suite of policies attempting to reduce the impact of scams through the National Anti-Scams Centre.
Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland revealed on Sunday that the upcoming Budget would contain $10 million of funding to establish a text message registry as part of the government's ongoing crackdown on scams. Picture: NCA Newswire/Gaye Gerard "We have the AFP, we have the telco sector, and we also ensure that we've got the most relevant discussions happening with banking institutions as well.
She added that 90 million scams had already been blocked as a result of the government's existing policies. Speaking to Weekend Today, Ms Rowland explained how the new registry would aim to tackle such impersonation, using a common fake delivery text as an example.
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