Children who know how to use a mobile phone, as opposed to those who don’t, are more likely to move about their neighbourhood without adult supervision, research from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) suggests. The study, by ACER Research Fellow Ms Catherine Underwood, examined the extent to which knowing how to use a...

This report sets out the Convergence Review Committee's vision for fundamental change to the regulatory framework of Australia's digital economy, and identifies key areas for reform.

The report provides an overview of the Australian telecommunications industry performance against a range of regulatory obligations including compliance with safeguards such as the Customer Service Guarantee, the provision of emergency call services and compliance with codes and standards. The ACMA Communications report 2010–11 fulfils the ACMA’s statutory reporting requirements under section 105 of the...

The specific focus of this paper is web based communication for planning in local government. This paper provides a comparative snapshot of the types of web based communication being employed by local government in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia, and investigates some of the correlates of this communication process.

The consultation draft provides a wide-ranging, high level approach which we think defines an appropriate framework for leveraging ICT for the benefit of NSW citizens. We would also like to underline areas of emphasis we think may contribute to the plan as well provide some commentary on technology and research where we think there are...