This paper proposes a new regime that aims to promote competition in digital platform markets. It aims to address conduct that is: anti‑competitive, creates barriers to entry, and exploits market power to harm Australian users of digital platform services.

Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code prompted digital platforms to reach commercial agreements to support the production of news. But as the first cycle of agreements concluded and Meta threatened to withdraw news from Facebook in Australia, there was a need to explore new mechanisms to support the production of news. This report examines two alternative...

This report finds that Australian regulatory framework has proven inadequate to the evolving challenges of digital safety, and proposes a more robust regulatory model. It introduces and provides implementation guidelines for five interlocking concepts, designed to be used as a practical guide for drafting legislation and implementing policy frameworks.

This paper outlines the state of the Australian information environment in comparison to other countries, focusing on the perceived threat of misinformation and disinformation on public information quality. It examines the scale, nature, spread and effects of misinformation in democracies, identifying key lessons and recommendations.

This report focusses on the impacts of social media and Australian society. It report addresses both the need for immediate action, and the need for a sustained digital reform agenda. The report puts Big Tech on notice, arguing social media companies are not immune from the need to have a social licence to operate. It...