Browsing Research Publications and Outputs by publication year
-
The Digital Climate Footprint: From Global Data Centre Growth to Local Ecological Consequences
Published 2025This report provides the first integrated analysis linking AI-driven data centre expansion to specific ecological impacts on Australian pollinator communities. As the digital economy undergoes unprecedented growth, the ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Submission to the 2025 Review of the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation
Published 2025This submission proposes a reconceptualisation of the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation. We argue that the current approach conflates two distinct types of harm requiring different policy ...Open AccessOther -
Digital Policy as Problem Space: Policy Formation, Public Opinion, and Australia’s Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024
Published 2025This article examines Australia’s Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 as a case study in digital policy formation, focusing on the socio-political processes that shaped its development. Framing ...Open AccessPreprint -
Submission to the Productivity Commission: Harnessing Data and Digital Technology & Building a Skilled and Adaptable Workforce
Published 2025This submission responds to the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report on Harnessing Data and Digital Technology and Building a Skilled and Adaptable Workforce. These domains are not merely technical or economic in nature; ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Ten Provocations on AI, Trust, and the Future of Communication
Published 2025As we enter a global artificial intelligence (AI) boom, it is important to bring together the disparate array of conversations, provocations, and prophecies regarding AI and its societal impacts. This article addresses ...Open AccessArticle -
Ex Ante Interoperability Regulation for Competitive Digital Markets: Contrasting The European Union, United Kingdom, and Australian Approaches
Published 2025In this article, we explain the development of interoperability as an effective behavioral remedy for digital platform dominance, and contrast its inclusion in legal reforms in three (closely-related) advanced economy ...Open AccessArticle -
Nation-State Regulation as Social Media Governance: The Australian Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024
Published 2025This article analyzes Australia's landmark Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024, which restricts access to designated social media platforms for individuals under the age of 16. Prompted by rising ...Open AccessArticle -
Free Content, Local Choice: The PacificAus TV Approach to Pacific Broadcasting
Published 2025Overview PacificAus TV represents Australia’s government-funded initiative providing commercial television programming free of charge to eighteen broadcasters across twelve Pacific nations. Launched in May 2020 with initial ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Submission to the UK Copyright and AI Consultation
Published 2025-02-20This submission by Professors Kimberlee Weatherall and Terry Flew of the Centre for AI, Trust and Governance at the University of Sydney responds to the UK Copyright and AI Consultation, highlighting key challenges and ...Open AccessSubmission to government/public bodies/organisations -
RESPONSE TO DISCUSSION PAPER: A NEW PLAN FOR ARC-FUNDED RESEARCH Policy Review of the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP)
Published 2025-04-17The Discussion Paper for the Australian Research Council National Competitive Grants Program (ARC NCGP) (NCGP Discussion Paper) outlines an agenda for reviewing Commonwealth Government research funding for the higher ...Open AccessSubmission to government/public bodies/organisations -
Submission to the Productivity Commission: Harnessing Data and Digital Technology & Building a Skilled and Adaptable Workforce
Published 2025-10-21This submission responds to the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report on Harnessing Data and Digital Technology and Building a Skilled and Adaptable Workforce. These domains are not merely technical or economic in nature; ...Open AccessSubmission to government/public bodies/organisations -
Submission to the News Bargaining Incentive
Published 2025-12-18In this submission, we have responded to a selected set of questions outlined in the Treasury Consultation Paper. Our main recommendations are: 1. Considerations should be given to extending the Incentive to apply to ...Open AccessSubmission to government/public bodies/organisations -
Smart Glasses: A study outlining implications for public sector organisations
Published 2026Smart Glasses are a technology which has seen rapid development in recent years – evolving from niche gadgets to functional technology. Leading products today enable the user to capture – and subsequently distribute – ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Commerce (Promoting Competition and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2025
Published 2026This report examines a single, specific proposal within the Bill: the repeal of section 46 of the Commerce Act 1986 as set out in clause 8. While the broader suite of reforms contained in the Bill is generally welcomed, ...Open AccessSubmission to government/public bodies/organisations -
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026 – Exposure Draft
Published 2026This submission identifies four key concerns with the exposure draft Bill relating to unfair trading practices.Open AccessSubmission to government/public bodies/organisations -
Submission on the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 review
Published 2026The SOCI Act has undergone substantial reform since its original enactment but contains significant blind spots that leave the nation exposed to emerging threats. In my view the critical gaps are that content delivery ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Creating Surveys to Measure Institutional Trust: A Best Practice Guide
Published 2026-02-25This guide is written for practitioners, researchers, and policy teams who want to design a short survey module (or a full questionnaire) to measure trust in institutions such as government agencies, regulators, the media, ...Open AccessReport