Communications
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Mass communication
Communications media
Communications policy
Report
Information resilience: understanding and protecting against misinformation
A series of reports examining how resilience to misinformation can be strengthened in Australia. The reports explore why people are susceptible to misinformation and how to build resilience at individual, community and societal levels. They found that misinformation poses a risk to Australia’s social cohesion, democratic resilience and decision making.
Report
Paid parental leave decisions
In 2023 the Australian Government reformed the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme to make it more flexible and gender neutral. A key objective of the reforms was to encourage both parents to share caring arrangements. This project explored how forms and websites support parents’ intentions to share their parental leave entitlements.
Report
Social media minimum age: compliance update
A status report highlighting what is known to date about the implementation of the Social Media Minimum Age obligation since it took effect. It shows there has been some progress in the first three months, including large scale account removals. However, insights from a range of sources show major gaps remain.
Survey Report
Under the new age restrictions: early insights from Australian parents
This report provides early insights into children's experiences of Australia's social media age restrictions from the perspective of parents and carers. Despite overall reductions in account ownership, a substantial proportion of children under 16 retained accounts on age‑restricted platforms. Platform‑led deactivation was the main reason children no longer had accounts on age‑restricted social media platforms.
Report
Digital harms: consistency in definition, understanding and action
This paper examines the scale of digital harm, explains why current responses fall short and proposes reframing harm through a shared, multi‑sector, internationally relevant taxonomy. It argues such a framework is essential for effective reform and offers recommendations for governments, platforms, researchers and civil society to guide coordinated action and strengthen accountability across the digital...