In 2008 and 2009, the author spent a month on the island of Atafu as part of the Tokelau Science, Education, and Research program co-directed by David Addison and John Kalolo. During this time he assisted in archaeological excavation, collected land snails and soil samples, made a film, and became a part of an atoll...

This the Australian Government's official response to the report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications, Hackers, Fraudsters and Botnets: Tackling the Problem of Cyber Crime.

This report examines the impact that social media has had on government policy, as well as how to manage the associated risk and leverage the benefits of social media. On 19 August 2010 the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) convened a roundtable, to discuss "Social Media: What's the Risk?" The VMIA roundtable series is designed...

With big increases in the volume of data downloaded, time spent online and activities undertaken online, this report shows how Australians are embracing the digital economy. Over the past five years, the frequency of internet use in Australia has steadily increased to the point where 28 per cent of people 14 years and over were...

ACCAN believes it's time to get smart about regulation in the communications sector by putting consumers first in the regulatory equation. ACCAN has published a report by the Communications Law Centre, University of Technology Sydney titled Consumers First: Smart Regulation for Digital Australia that investigates a principles-based approach to regulation. ACCAN commissioned this report to...