In this report, detailed primary evidence regarding high school student use of ICT, perceptions of use of ICT at school, perceptions of ICT as a discipline, and motivations regarding career choices was generated. Australian teenagers have welcomed digital technologies into their daily lives with open arms. As one Year 12 girl said of her mobile...

The 2012 Cyber Crime and Security Survey: Systems of National Interest was designed and conducted to obtain a better understanding of how cyber incidents are affecting the Australian businesses that form part of Australia’s systems of national interest, including critical infrastructure. These businesses and industries underpin the social and economic wellbeing of the nation and...

Most people will say that privacy matters to them, but like so many social issues, it is a state which is hard to define, as it is an intensely personal interpretation. The continued rise of the Internet and related mobile technologies will test our understanding of privacy, as we increasingly engage commercially and socially in...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of quotas for Australian programs on television. The 1961 quotas gave practical effect to a legislated general obligation of stations to employ 'Australians, as far as is possible, in the production and presentation of programs' (Broadcasting and Television Act 1942, S 114 (1)) which had been...

Among the many dimensions of digital media literacy, this study aims to look at the aspect of 'device literacy'. Due to the rapid changes in technological environment, digital media literacy is not generally acquired through formal education systems but within the home or through personal networks of peer groups. This study examines young people's level...