This study examines demographic characteristics and online behaviours associated with having received requests for facilitated child sexual exploitation (CSE) online in the 12 months until January 2023. Specifically, the researchers examined whether ‘sharenting’ practices (that is, sharing photos of or information regarding children online) may be associated with an increased likelihood of receiving requests for...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is leveraging its propaganda system to build a toolkit to enable information campaigns. Its objective is to control communication and shape narratives and perceptions about China in order to present a specific version of truth and reality, both domestically and internationally. This report finds that the CCP seeks to harvest...

The independent statutory review is being conducted to examine the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act’s regulatory approach. It will determine whether changes are needed to make sure Australia’s online safety laws remain fit-for-purpose. This includes examining issues such as online hate and new harms raised by emerging technologies such as generative artificial intelligence.

The purpose of this paper is to provide a timely thought-piece. It identifies some emerging opportunities in the digital regulatory space, although it is not intended to be a total review of the Australian policy landscape.

The author of this paper argues that the digitisation of human discourse is an immense undertaking that will radically reshape humanity and the nature of human thought, unfolding over many decades.