Secret tracking apps are just one of the many ways abusers can use technology to keep their victims in a “constant state of fear”.  A recent survey from women’s service network, WESNET, found that almost all women experiencing family violence suffered from technology abuse. This includes abusive text messages and…

Research conducted by the Australian Communications and Media Authority found COVID-19 restrictions saw an increase in elderly Australians turning to the online world. Surprisingly the number of people aged 75+ who use social media has grown from 18% in June 2019 to 41% in June 2020. Read the full article…

The government’s second pandemic budget contains $1.2 billion in digital strategy initiatives.  Leep welcomes the $3.2 million for the Digital Technology Taskforce to support the implementation of a digital economy strategy. Those of us working in the digital literacy space hope this strategy includes prioritising digital literacy programs to address the deepening…

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned the General Assembly that, without action from the international community, the digital divide will become “the new face of inequality”.   Almost half of the world's population are still offline with women constituting a large proportion of this population. Infrastructure Australia is due to publish…