Earlier this month, the Australian goverment launched the National Do Not Call Registry. Based on the Do Not Call Register Act 2006, telemarketers are required to check all numbers against the list before they make a call. If they fail to do so, then they could be in breach of the act and face penalities.

Even though this register doesn’t go anywhere near far enough as charities, educational institutions, the government and politians can still call, at least it’s a start (just watch out for those polititians raising money for some fundamentalist cult).

Everyone head over and sign up and if you get anymore telemarketing calls, don’t just yell abuse and slam the phone down, well still do that but make sure to interogate them first and then file a complaint.