Today a new law has been enacted in Australia that requires designated social media platforms to deactivate existing accounts held by under-16s and prevent under-16s from creating new accounts. If the social media age restriction is intended to ensure young people first develop critical skills
Find out more about the range of events to help celebrate Media Literacy Week (27 – 31 October, 2025) 29 October, 2025 MOAD, The Museum of Australian Democracy is holding an online event with the authors of the Worst Week Ever series, Matt Cosgrove and Eva Amores.
This Media Literacy Week, AMLA will be amplifying the need for media literacy skills and knowledge for all Australians. In a year when half the global population took part or is going to take part in a national election, a time when mis- and dis-information
DCN Global is launching a new certified virtual training series, Unlocking Media Literacy. This innovative program aims to empower educators across formal, non-formal, and informal settings to seamlessly integrate media literacy into their teaching practices. The series will equip participants with essential skills and knowledge,
New research supported by AMLA on Adult Media Literacy in Australia was launched today at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Co-authored by Associate Professor Tanya Notley, Dr Simon Chambers, Professor Sora Park and Professor Michael Dezuanni, the research examines Australian media
To discover more about the research project, ‘Addressing Misinformation with Media Literacy through Cultural Institutions’, you can check out the new website. This project brings together leading Australian media literacy researchers with four national public cultural institutions, to address this research gap and respond to
The Commission has launched a series of actions to raise awareness of the risks of disinformation, information manipulation and foreign interference in the run-up to the European elections. A recent survey revealed that 81% of European citizens agreeing that the existence of news or information that misrepresent
