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Building Australian adults’ confidence and resilience online

This research report explores adult Australians’ digital confidence, their perceptions of online risk and highlights their online safety information needs. It also looks at their views on Safety by Design.

Adults’ negative online experiences

This research report explores adult Australians’ negative online experiences over a 12-month period. It highlights the types of online experiences people face, their reactions and responses.

COVID-19 impacts on Australian adults’ online activities and attitudes

This research report explores the impact that COVID-19 has had on Australians’ online activity including digital confidence, negative online experiences, support and training needs.

Online hate speech

This research report is the result of collaboration between the eSafety Commissioner in Australia, Netsafe in New Zealand and United Kingdom’s SWGfL as part of the European Social and Emotional Learning for Mutual Awareness (SELMA) project.

Online safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women living in urban areas

The report focuses on women living in urban areas, recognising that there is considerable diversity in the living circumstances, service access and needs.

Image-based abuse perp motivations

Understanding the attitudes and motivations adults who engage in image-based abuse.

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