This report presents the findings of a policy stocktake that analysed whether the policies, plans and strategies for Australia’s disaster and emergency management, disaster response and recovery, counterterrorism and countering violent extremism efforts take into account the integrated issues of disaster response, disinformation and potential for extremist and malign actor exploitation of natural disasters.

An evidence-informed guide designed to help advocates of gender equality communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences. It is particularly focused on how to engage the ‘moveable middle’ (people whose views on gender equality are not firmly set) in ways that unite rather than divide. There is real potential in this ‘moveable middle’ to...

Australia’s news industry is highly concentrated, with 84% of newspaper revenue going to one of four large conglomerates. This paper notes that hundreds of news outlets have been shut down in the last five years, with the worst impacts in regional areas. Australia-wide the newspaper industry is shrinking in its output and diversity and this...

This report examines Australia’s news market across six indicators that measure the state of diversity across professional news in Australia. It finds that free-to-air TV and news websites continue to be the most popular platforms used to consume news, while social media continues to be the most popular platform for accessing news among younger Australians.

This report pulls together profiles on the major subscription and broadcaster video-on-demand services operating in Australia and notes the streaming platforms that have failed. It also shares insights from industry insiders that consider the deeper implications, opportunities and challenges of streaming on key local genres and formats.