This paper uses Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) data to examine telecommunications spending by Australian households. It does so with an aim to better identify vulnerable households who are most at risk of potential digital exclusion.

This Bill Brief outlines how the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) is currently structured, highlights some of the key points from recent reviews, and explains how the proposed new agency will work. This paper should not be considered a complete guide to the subject, but it examines a few key issues raised about the management...

The Mapping the Digital Gap project, established through the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S), in partnership with Telstra in 2021, is the first comprehensive study of remote First Nations communities’ participation in, and access to, the digital economy. This report provides an update on the research conducted to date.

While digital security ultimately depends on the decisions made by private actors (e.g. network operators and their suppliers), this report underlines the role governments can play to enhance the digital security of communication networks.

The purpose of this paper is to communicate relevant findings from recent research projects that form a new research agenda to policy-makers, sector leaders, relevant stakeholders, and participant organisations. It focuses on intersecting issues related to digital inclusion, disability and housing, which emerged as priority areas requiring further investigation, understanding and intervention in pursuit of...