Anika Wells

Anika Wells

Australia AustraliapoliticianFemaleb. 19836.1Global Dominance: 0.02%

Anika Wells is an Australian politician who serves as the Minister for Sport and has been an advocate for women's sports and gender equality. She publicly supported Sam Kerr during her recent legal troubles, emphasizing national backing for the footballer and highlighting issues related to race, privilege, and the treatment of women in society.

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Communications Minister Anika Wells said last week she was in talks with both the Coalition and the Greens about finding a deal.

What the Greens want to change in the government’s proposed sports betting legislation
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-08-09
6.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells said she would await the findings of the independent ombudsman.

Hancock Prospecting demands editorial changes following controversial segment
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-08-08
5.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells welcomed the inquiry, saying it would inform the outdoor coverage obligation.

Your phone could switch networks when it loses coverage. Telstra says no
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-08-05
7.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells’ office has been contacted for the comment.

Anthony Albanese faces pressure to strengthen laws following alarming Senate inquiry testimony
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-08-05
5.0

Opposition communications spokeswoman Sarah Henderson said that Communications Minister Anika Wells was not tough enough to put Australian media companies first.

News Corp says plan to make tech giants pay for news has been ‘gutted’
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-08-03
4.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells said the increase in support for smaller and regional publishers recognised the challenges they faced and their importance to their local communities.

Government refines plan to force tech giants to pay for Australian journalism
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-08-02
8.0
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Federal Communications Minister Anika Wells commented on the controversy, respecting the ABC's editorial independence.

Contestant Kate McGuinness apologises after Gina Rinehart comments spark ABC ombudsman review
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-30
6.0

Communications minister Anika Wells said the government welcomed the action and that Telegram needed to explain to Australian users.

eSafety Commissioner sues messaging app over failure to remove terrorist and extremist content
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-30
8.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells welcomed the action by the independent regulator and said the alleged failures were serious.

Optus sued over Triple Zero outage
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-30
7.0

Communication Minister Anika Wells agreed to amendments urging tougher oversight of the government’s advertising rules.

Michelle Rowland raises elder abuse concerns as Labor pushes to expand telehealth access
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-24
6.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells has a rule to avoid one-on-one meetings with sports betting executives.

Party’s $4 million in industry donations fuels debate over national reform
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-21
5.0

Anika Wells, the Communications Minister, condemned the disruption caused by the outage.

Why analysts believe the telco won't face a mass customer exodus despite Senate inquiry
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-15
5.0

Anika Wells is the minister overseeing the Department of Communications that will give evidence to the inquiry.

Senate inquiry to examine Telstra’s management of a device that was out of date
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-12
5.0

Anika Wells is the Communications Minister who expressed relief over the confirmation that a death linked to the outage was incorrect.

How the communications crisis unfolded and what can stop the same thing from happening again
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-10
7.0

Anika Wells, the Communications Minister, vowed the government would hold Telstra to account.

the cheap device that insiders believe triggered mass outage
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-10
6.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells rounded on Telstra on Wednesday, demanding 'total transparency' over the outages.

Telstra boss Vicki Brady says outage let customers, Australians down
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-10
4.0

Anika Wells is the Sports Minister who decided to skip the event hosted by Peter V’landys.

Anthony Albanese brings PMs from Tonga, Samoa and PNG
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-09
5.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells, who cut short her leave to deal with the crisis, said there was 'a reason that telcos are the least trusted industry in Australia – it is days like today'.

Telco hit by fresh Triple Zero fault hours after services were restored
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-08
5.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells confirmed that dozens of welfare checks were underway due to the outage.

Telstra outage was minimised by telco. They broke the #1 rule of disaster response.
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-08
5.0

Federal Sports Minister Anika Wells has yet to confirm whether she’ll make the trip north to support the nation’s athletes.

David Sharaz National Press Club ban after GetUp Pauline Hanson stunt
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-07
5.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells argued the proposed laws for streaming were stronger than current settings.

Streaming platforms to show unlimited gambling ads under Labor’s new laws
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-03
6.0

Anika Wells is the Communications and Sport Minister who is under scrutiny for her handling of gambling advertising issues.

PM is taking a big punt on gambling ads. It may be a losing ticket
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-02
5.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells rejected what she described as a 'dog whistle campaign' suggesting Australians would be forced to hand over government-issued identification to use social media.

Australians set to face idenitity checks under new laws
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-02
7.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells said new powers were necessary because the regulator lacked the legal tools needed to build Federal Court cases.

Human rights commissioner warns Labor against rushing changes
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-01
6.0

Anika Wells accused companies of deliberately failing to comply with the requirements and using 'tricks'.

Avstraliya bolalar uchun ijtimoiy tarmoqlardan foydalanish taqiqini kuchaytiradi – Gazeta
Gazeta.uz – popular Uzbek news portal·UzbekistanUzbekistan· 2026-06-30
7.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells stated that there are entrenched views on both sides of the gambling advertising debate.

Labor’s reform package faces further delays as Coalition and Greens push for inquiry
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-06-30
5.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells has accused major social media companies of 'taking the mickey' out of Australia’s world-first under-16 social media ban.

Government unveils tougher powers for eSafety Commissioner to hold tech giants accountable
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-06-29
7.0

Communications Minister Anika Wells said at a press conference on Friday the industry codes were designed to 'have big tech and the people who control these platforms do more to make sure that Australian kids are safer online'.

Pornhub owner Aylo restricts access to Australian users
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-03-06
7.0