Three years after generative artificial intelligence (AI) threatened to become a major disruptor to the journalism industry, this report finds it remains neither its saviour nor its downfall. The report examines key global developments in generative AI, its ongoing impact on public interest journalism, and the views of Australian newsrooms towards using it.

Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code prompted digital platforms to reach commercial agreements to support the production of news. But as the first cycle of agreements concluded and Meta threatened to withdraw news from Facebook in Australia, there was a need to explore new mechanisms to support the production of news. This report examines two alternative...

This report presents a preliminary account of enforcement action taken by the Australian Communications and Media Authority between 2010 and 2023 in relation to four sources of consumer protection rules arising out of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth). The report highlights the importance of publicly available data on enforcement of consumer protection rules.

A widescale investigation of the attitudes towards generative artificial intelligence (AI) in news production and steps being undertaken by Australian newsrooms to prepare for its possible deployment. The results indicate that newsrooms are experimenting cautiously with the technology. However, editors are attuned to the downside if accuracy, authenticity and bias are not adequately dealt with.

This report seeks to provide definitions that explain the nuances of a 'polluted information space', because precise language is crucial to help us understand the problems we are facing, particularly as technology and social media evolve.