Digital communications
Briefing paper
Digital media literacy as a precondition for engaged digital citizenship
This policy brief asserts that digital media literacy — the ability to critically, effectively and responsibly access, use, understand and engage with media of all kinds — is an essential part of civic engagement.
Policy report
Freedom of thought, social media and the teen brain
The authors of this paper argue that policy solutions to protect freedom of thought should not focus on outright technological bans but on measures to restrict exploitive platform design features and on investment in media literacy education to empower teens, parents and teachers to use social media in ways that foster health and well-being.
Report
Mapping the digital gap: Erub (Darnley Island), Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait), Queensland 2023 community update report
This report outlines updated findings from a second research visit to Erub (Darnley Island), which is located in the eastern island group of Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait), near the Great Barrier Reef.
Policy report
Best interests and targeting: implementing the Privacy Act Review to advance children's rights
This paper explores 'targeting' from a child rights framework, identifying some of the more common ways targeting – as defined in the 2022 Privacy Act Review – interacts with children’s rights.
Policy report
Protecting freedom of thought: mitigating technological enablers of disinformation
In this paper, the author argues that despite the formidable challenges, disinformation is an existential threat worthy of tackling, as discerning truth from fiction is fundamental to every consequential decision societies around the world make.