The News and Media Research Centre (N&MRC) at the University of Canberra hosted the News futures: research and policy roundtable on 3rd September 2021. The aim of the half-day virtual event was to bring together government, industry, public interest groups, and media researchers to discuss recent research findings alongside policy and industry developments to advance a research agenda to tackle key questions in Australia’s news media policy landscape.

The roundtable was attended by 34 representatives of the news media, government, regulatory agencies, digital platforms, the community, and academia, plus nine representatives from the N&MRC and University of Canberra. The event was organised by Acting Director Caroline Fisher and chaired by Director Kerry McCallum. It was conducted under Chatham House Rules without journalists covering the proceedings to help facilitate candid discussion. The event was recorded for the purposes of note taking and the creation of this report. All comments in this report have been anonymised to respect the confidentiality that governed the event.