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AMLA welcome new co-chairs

The Australian Media Literacy Alliance welcomes new Co-Chairs for 2024-2026. Anita Planchon (pictured left) will serve as Chair of AMLA. Anita is a senior state servant with the Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People, working to improve literacy, access to information and digital

AMLA represented at the Media Literacy Matters Conference

Earlier this month AMLA member, Alyssa Coursey, Manager Learning and Media Literacy at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), delivered a talk to the Media Literacy Matters conference in Brussels, Belgium. Organised under the auspices of the Belgian presidency of the Council of

Celebrating Media Literacy on International Women’s Day

AMLA member, Associate Professor Tanya Notley, has been featured in a special International Women’s Day Issue of Future-Makers magazine, which showcases innovative research happening at Western Sydney University. The article celebrates Notley’s leadership on an Australian Research Council funded project, Addressing Misinformation with Media Literacy

Young Australians, News & Algorithms

A recent Conversation article co-authored by AMLA members Professor Michael Dezuanni and Associate Professor Tanya Notley presents findings from their News and Young Australians national survey. The survey asked 1,064 children and teens (aged eight to 16) from around Australia how they access and consume

Australian Media Literacy Summit: register your interest now!

The Australian Media Literacy Alliance, with the support of META Australia, is hosting a FREE professional development conference in Sydney for 100 people who are passionate about supporting lifelong media literacy education.  For those outside of Sydney, we have 20 bursaries to assist with travel.

AMLA Celebrates Media Literacy Week 2022

Celebrate Media Literacy Week in Australia: October 24-31 2022 The Australian Media Literacy Alliance is proud to be participating in the eleventh Global Media and Information Literacy Week which starts on 24 October. The theme for this year is Nurturing Trust: A Media and Information Literacy Imperative. Media

New Australian Curriculum Released

The updated and approved Australian Curriculum was released and launched with a new website to support teachers and parents. Endorsed by state and territory education ministers on 1 April, the new Australian Curriculum sets high expectations and standards for what all students should know and

AMLA Welcomes New Members

We are pleased to welcome ACMI, and Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) to AMLA. These organisations will provide invaluable experience and insights to the discussions of media literacy which AMLA leads. ACMI (formerly known as the Australian Centre for the Moving Image) explores the power of media