This report shows how news consumption and trust in Australia are shaped by crises and politics. Interest has rebounded, especially among young people and women. Despite high avoidance, audiences rely on trusted sources over social media and artificial intelligence. Younger users favour relatable formats and creators, challenging news organisations to adapt to evolving habits and...

This report establishes the baseline for how online abuse is shaping public life for women and gender‑diverse people in public life across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. This first dataset for May 2026 shows Facebook dominates both volume and harm and identity-based hostility is clear.

This research finds evidence that digital addiction drives about one-third of social media use. It finds that many people use more social media than they would like, placing digital media alongside other addictive goods. The paper concludes that policymakers should consider interventions that would help users act in accordance with their own long-run preferences.

This report is based on a representative survey of Australians aged 10 to 17 conducted in February 2026. It examines the impact of Australia's teen social media ban on young people’s news engagement, just two months after the legislation took effect. As the ban affects more young people, it finds that their news engagement will...

This report presents data collected in a multi-year investigation of how Australians use media. It explores social media, YouTube use and the importance of internet access to media consumption. The report includes survey results finding that for most users, news is a very small, and often incidental component of their social media use.