Media watchdog ACMA fast tracks investigation into Royal prank call

Tim Burrowes

December 13, 2012 10:42

Australia’s media watchdog has invoked its powers to investigate the Today Network’s prank call rather than wait the standard 60 days for the radio station to conduct its own inquiry first.

And the Australian Communications and Media Authority said that it intended to “expedite” its investigation. The regulator has previously been subject to criticism that its investigations take too long with many motnhs usually elapsing between an incident and the ACMA report.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority announced:

ACMA to investigate 2DayFM prank call broadcast

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.