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Most students think they know how to use the internet to search for information, and teachers agree. But this isn't always the case.
Publishers funnel massive amounts of resources into promoting titles that they think will become bestsellers. But they've become spellbound by 'stories of struggle' that can succumb to stereotypes.
Does a fair trial exist in the social media age? The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute has released recommendations around juries and their smart devices.
As the year winds down, we'll get you up to speed. Plus, there's no better way to kill a trend than to bring it up at the dinner table in front of your kids.
Bad customer service is actually good for companies' bottom lines.
African countries are among the lowest internet speed but it has the most expensive communication and internet costs.
Real-life adherents to the Mandela Effect veer into conspiratorial thinking. But they do hit on an important truth: Our understanding of history is malleable.
Public and community-owned websites and apps that value morality over profit could revitalise online culture.
In 1999, ahead of World Trade Organisation protests, a group of Australian activists created the first open internet publishing platform. This technology is the basis of the internet we know today.
Can we make the web more inclusive or will our online reality always be a lawless wasteland of trolls and lies?
The father of the web wants to address issues including malicious content circulation, misinformation, and the polarisation of online debate. But the methods he is proposing aren't great.
As smartphone uptake and connectivity grows in Africa, so does the often unhealthy trend of young people betting on sports using their phones.
Online videos of Hitler getting angry at things, based on a 2004 film scene, have found enduring appeal and recently featured in a Fair Work Commission case. Why the furor?
A breakdown of the infrastructure and operating costs, as well as the market impact of giving free full-fibre broadband to the whole country.
A recent federal court ruling lets big telecom companies censor the internet in ways that boost their own profits – but also allows local and state governments to outlaw censorship if they wish.
As new ways of working have spread throughout the workplace, a culture of lifelong learning is competing with the traditional practice of on-the-job training.
Some initiatives aim to develop more ethical and equitable models.
Many sites offer the ability to 'opt out' of targeted advertisements, but doing so isn't easy. Simplifying and standardizing opt-outs would help improve privacy on the web.
Web browsers are introducing encryption technology that could stop governments spying on you – and catching criminals.
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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Associate professor, RMIT University
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Laureate Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, The University of Queensland
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Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Director - Networked Society Institute and Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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PhD; Lecturer in Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW
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Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Responsable du département Réseaux et Services de Télécommunications à Télécom SudParis, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom, Université Paris-Saclay
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PhD; Adjunct Lecturer in Computer Science, Charles Sturt University
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Law Honours Candidate, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
