Editing Telecommunications in Australia (section)

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[[File:Australian Census 2011 demographic map - Australia by SLA - BCP field 7214 Persons Information media and telecommunications Total.svg|thumb|right|400px|Adults employed in the information media and telecommunications industry as a percentage of the adult population in Australia divided geographically by statistical local area, as of the 2011 census]]
'''Telecommunications in Australia''' refers to [[communication]] in [[Australia]] through electronic means, using devices such as [[telephone]], [[television]], [[radio]] or [[computer]], and services such as the telephony and broadband networks. Telecommunications have always been important in Australia given the "tyranny of distance" with a dispersed population. Governments have driven telecommunication development and have a key role in its regulation.