This report synthesises discussions from the Digital Childhoods Summit, held in Canberra in June 2025. The summit aimed to identify key priorities for practice and policy to improve digital childhoods in Australia. It was organised around four key themes, each recognised as timely and significant issues affecting children, families, educators, industry and government.

The Age Assurance Technology Trial evaluated the effectiveness, reliability and privacy impacts of a range of age assurance technologies. It assesses their performance against a wide range of internationally recognised criteria. It finds age assurance can be done in Australia privately, efficiently and effectively.

The Children’s Online Privacy Code in Australia will establish a set of guidelines to improve children’s privacy. This policy briefing explores a discussion held by academia and civil society in July 2025 around how the ‘likely to be accessed’ (LTBA) standard might be operationalised in the Code.

Digital wallets (DWs) are increasingly being embedded into a diverse range of sectors including banking, e-commerce, healthcare and government services. This report presents inclusive, evidence-based frameworks to support DW development that bridges gaps between policy, user expectations and commercial imperatives. It identifies key enablers that support informed digital identity management and decision-making.

This report maps the current legal and policy landscape for age assurance. It analyses laws that establish age-dependent protections or obligations and therefore trigger a need to assure age. This work aims to support government and industry action for promoting the opportunities offered by digital technologies for children while keeping them safe from potential harms.