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The Albanese Labor government of Australia plans to implement a mandatory SMS Sender ID Register, claiming it will enable it to crack down on SMS scams.

Ever ticked “email me” on a website form and then quicker than you can close your browser tab, your phone starts ringing? It’s like ordering a flat white and getting a long black instead – not exactly what you were after. You might even take the drink, but you probably wouldn’t return to that place? If that rings true you would be part of the 94% of Australian’s that generally want what they asked.

Email is an old method of communication — yes, it's been here since 1965 with the first messages on the Arpanet being sent in 1971 — but the way it operates is still as much of a mystery to the average punter as it was back in those days.