This submission to the 2024 Regional Telecommunications Review addresses the significant and persistent digital divide in regional and remote Australia. It argues that despite some improvements, regional and remote Australians continue to exhibit lower digital inclusion scores across Access, Affordability, and Digital Ability compared to the national average and metropolitan areas. It underscores the multifaceted...

Navigating online news, media and information has never been more difficult despite the curatorial work of algorithmic news feeds, search engines and other automated decision systems. This project focuses on strategies for effective fact checking as part of a broader study.

This report delivers findings from targeted research through a localised Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII) survey to measure digital inclusion across Western Parkland City and benchmark the digital divide between Western Parkland City and the rest of Greater Sydney.

For this project, the research team based in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society (ADM+S) worked in collaboration with experienced members of Australian Red Cross to better understand the challenges and potential of data-driven decision-making for community disaster resilience.

There is no current 'digital inclusion safety net' supporting low-income families. Researchers working on this project argue that improving digital inclusion for low-income families requires coordination and collaboration between a variety of stakeholders, including community organisations, schools, universities and local, state and federal governments.