This report aims to inform and support professionals developing health campaigns, resources or interventions to cut through and move beyond popular media narratives regarding dating and hookup apps. It also examines these media narratives in order to better understand the cultural context of app use in Australia and elsewhere.

This article presents and discuss the findings from six rural and urban focus groups with young people in Australia about the use of social media and social network sites (SNS) for sexual health communication.

The Young People and Sexting in Australia report presents the findings of a qualitative study of young people’s understandings of, and responses to, current Australian laws, media and educational resources that address sexting.