The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released a discussion paper proposing simplified licensing procedures that would apply to remote Indigenous broadcasting services known as 'RIBS radio'. ‘The ACMA identified an opportunity to relieve providers of remote Indigenous broadcasting services of a significant administrative burden. These broadcasters typically serve small and isolated communities in locations...

This paper summarises findings from a survey of user behaviors and intentions towards digital media and information in Australia. It was undertaken in the first quarter of 2009 by the Queensland University of Technology Creative Industries Faculty and was funded by the Smart Services Cooperative Research Centre. The survey targeted users of 2 news and...

The 2009 Australian and New Zealand Communications Association conference (ANZCA09), held at QUT in Brisbane from July 8-10, 2009, brought together 242 communications researchers from 20 countries. The papers from the ANZCA09 conference that are in this collection have been subject to double-blind peer reviewing prior to inclusion in this volume. They bring together contributions...

For all its faults, it’s a miracle that it exists. But it could be a whole lot better, writes Rodney Tiffen on our partner website, INSIDE STORY.

The government should take into account the opportunities and challenges presented by digital media to sports organisations' current and future revenue prospects and options, according to this report, which recommends that the current Crawford review of sports pay particular attention to the capacity of sports to invest in digital innovation.