This policy brief responds to an issues paper on a Digital Duty of Care. It argues for legislating a systems‑based framework to improve online safety, protect rights and deliver long‑term public value. It proposes two design models and calls for stronger transparency, legal and technical infrastructure, and a national platform observatory to monitor algorithms and...

This report demonstrates that misleading information flourishes in online election advertising and lacks transparency and accountability. Misinformation, scare tactics and messages exploiting cost of living pressures of ‘every day’ struggling Australians is central to both online and other election ads. The report proposes five recommendations to strengthen transparency and improve election advertising online.

This submission to the Senate Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy draws on research conducted ahead of the 2025 Australian Federal Election to track political advertising in key electorates. The research revealed that astroturfing in climate and energy debates is not the work of fringe actors but a systematic strategy of mainstream...

This submission considers some important and complex questions around the role of social media in Australian society by a large group of researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S).

This submission is based on findings from the ADM+S Australian Advertising Observatory related to unhealthy food ads on Australian social media platforms, and the work of the research team on observability of online advertising.