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Briefing paper
Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024: bill digest
The Bill proposes to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 and make consequential amendments to other Acts to establish a new framework safeguarding against serious harms caused by misinformation or disinformation. This paper outlines the purpose, structure and background of the Bill along with key issues, provisions and concerns.
Briefing paper
Australia’s engagement with Indo-Pacific economic initiatives
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) are 3 significant trade and economic initiatives with a considerable impact on the Indo-Pacific region. This paper provides an overview of each of these initiatives and concludes that together, they underscore the...
Briefing paper
Key milestones in Australian regulation of digital platforms 2015–2023: a chronology
This chronology provides an overview of key milestones in digital platform regulation from the introduction of the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015 to the end of 2023.
Briefing paper
Children’s online safety legislation and regulations: a backgrounder
This backgrounder provides an overview of the Australian government’s approach to online safety for children and outlines a sample of children’s online safety measures in other jurisdictions.
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School education: a quick guide to internet links
This quick guide provides links to resources regarding the funding, administration and statistics about schools and education in Australia with reference to relevant international jurisdictions.