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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 11h

🎉 Celebrating Excellence in Research Communication! Congratulations to our members Professor Dr Catherine Archer, FCPRA and Dr Giselle Woodley on their recent media engagement awards from Edith Cowan University.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📢 New report from UNICEF Education and Global EdTech Hub, Shaping the Future of Digital Education: A Global Conversation on How to Move Beyond Digital as Usual, is out now!

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How can we create a more inclusive digital future for Tasmania's children and young people? Join us for The Digital Child in Tasmania, a free event presented in partnership by Digital Child, the University of Tasmania's Peter Underwood Centre, and the Alannah & Madeline Foundation.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What do data centres have to do with children? Quite a lot. The infrastructure powering AI has real-world impacts on communities, resources, and the environments where children live, learn, and play.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We were proud to be part of the Children’s Fun Day hosted by Children's Rights Queensland as part of Queensland Child Protection Week. We loved sharing our parent and carer resources, child-authored storybooks, and interactive digital play activities with local children and families. 💙

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

As AI becomes part of children’s everyday lives, their rights, safety and wellbeing must remain a priority.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🌟 Congratulations to our member, Dr Cassandra Pattinson, on receiving a UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award for her project, From evidence to community: Co-designing child, family, and community sleep resources for Logan and beyond.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🚀 New Database Launch: Know Your EdTech What's really behind the educational apps children use every day?

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🚨 Our researchers are calling for action. More than 85 researchers, organisations and experts have signed a new open letter urging policymakers to move beyond the screen time debate and focus on what really matters: the quality of screen use in schools.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What happens when curiosity meets creativity? 🎨📸🔍 Join us for Look Closer: Create with iPad and discover how technology can support exploration, imagination, and connection. Children and their grown-ups will use iPad to photograph, draw, create, and tell stories inspired by the world around them.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🤔 Are digital competence frameworks helping us understand technology... or shaping how we think about it?

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Is digital well-being something we can achieve, or are we already living through a crisis? From social media and screen time to online safety, education and mental health, digital technologies shape almost every aspect of our lives.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

📱👧👦 Raising kids in a digital world doesn't come with a manual... but we're here to help! Join us for Growing Independence in a Digital World, an engaging panel discussion exploring how we can support children's health, wellbeing, relationships and independence.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

📢 New Working Paper How can digital recordkeeping better support children in out-of-home care?

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

What’s Up with AI? AI Uncovered explores some of the biggest questions about artificial intelligence, from who owns AI-generated content and whether AI could impact careers, to whether AI can ever feel emotions.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🌍 The countdown to EECERA 2026 is on, and we couldn't be more excited! 🇵🇹🧑‍🧑‍🧒 the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, in partnership with the EECERA Digital Childhoods, Multimodality and STEM Special Interest Group (SIG), will host the EECERA 2026 Pre-conference Event.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🎮🤖 Looking for a fun and creative afternoon with your child? Join us at the Children's Technology Centre for a FREE Stay & Play session where children aged 5-12 can explore the exciting world of digital technologies through hands-on play!

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

✨Turning research into real-world impact 📚 Researchers from across Digital Child's university nodes, came together for the 2026 Winter School to develop skills in researcher identity, professional networking, stakeholder engagement, impact planning and research communication.

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Digital Child 2026 Winter School Recap - Digital Child

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🌏 How do multicultural families navigate a rapidly changing digital world? Our latest Digital Child x ACMI seminar explored the experiences of migrant families with internet policy, online safety and privacy, highlighting the need for more inclusive and culturally responsive policymaking.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

📱 Is an app really educational—or just marketed that way? Many children's apps are labelled as "educational," but what does that actually mean?

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Last week, researchers, policymakers, industry leaders and child rights advocates from across the Asia Pacific came together to explore one of the most pressing questions of our time: How should we regulate children's use of digital media? 🌏📱

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

What are ACODA families’ views on children’s data privacy at home? 🔎📱 We surveyed 400+ ACODA families to better understand their concerns and practices around children’s data privacy in the home.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Google promotes “teacher approved” apps for kids — but what does that really mean for parents? In this latest piece, Chris Zomer and Niels Kerssens unpack how these labels can shape trust and perceptions of educational value, and why they may not always be as clear or reliable as they seem.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

How well do multicultural families understand Australia’s internet rules—and how can we do better? Join us for Connecting Communities: Multicultural Families and Internet Policy — a thoughtful and practical seminar bringing together voices from community, media and academia.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Big, small, curious or serious — every question counts, and selected ones will even be featured in the “Ask the Experts: AI Uncovered” podcast series during National Science Week 🇦🇺 📅 Submissions open: 17 June – 17 July 🎧 Podcast: 15–23 August docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Ask an Expert: AI Uncovered

AI is appearing everywhere - what would you like to know about it? Experts from two leading research centres studying AI, automation and children growing up in the digital age want to help answer your...

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

What are the biggest challenges facing Australian children in today’s digital world? 📱 At the Digital Childhoods Summit, we asked experts and leaders across the sector to share their insights 🎤 Watch this video and join the conversation by sharing your thoughts 👇

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🎉 Congratulations! 🎉 Two members of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child have been awarded $587,640 under the ARC Linkage Projects 2025 (Round 2) for Digital Futures: Computational Thinking Tools for Foundational Learning.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

2025 was an incredible year for us, marked by meaningful accomplishments, collaboration, and impact across our work. We’re excited to share our Annual Report, capturing a year of research, partnerships, media engagement, and collective effort across our community.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

And you? What do you think children deserve in their digital world? 🌍💭 Let us know in the comments 💬👇 #DigitalChildhood #DigitalWorld #OnlineSafety #ChildrensVoices

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🌏 New article in our International Perspectives series! What can 19 preschool children in South Korea teach us about digital childhood?

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🎤 At the Digital Child Summit 2026, we asked leaders, researchers, educators, and advocates from across the children and digital sector to share one message with children. Their answers are inspiring, thoughtful, and a reminder that children's voices matter in shaping our digital future. 🌟💬

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

🌏 The Regulation of Children’s Use of Digital Media in the Asia Pacific Join us for a timely and critical conversation on how countries across the Asia-Pacific are responding to children’s use of digital media — and what Australia’s landmark legislation means for the region.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

New report release ‼️ 📢 🤖 Generative AI is rapidly becoming part of children’s everyday lives — from chatbots and AI companions to interactive toys. But what does this mean for how children play, learn, and build relationships?

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🎮✨ Calling all young gamers and creative minds! QUT is inviting children aged 7–8 to take part in an exciting research project: Children as Designers of Positive Digital Games 💡🕹️ Through fun, hands-on workshops, children will work alongside professional game developers to co-design digital games.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

✨ From children’s ideas to meaningful stories ✨ Patty loves her tablet and her garden 🥕

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🌐👧🧒 How do we support children to take part in shaping their own online privacy rules? Digital Child × OAIC: Supporting young voices in the draft Privacy Code Australia.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Do you know who you really trust with your child’s health? Trust in health information has shifted dramatically — from unquestioned medical authority to a world where parents juggle expert advice, Google searches, social media voices and lived experience.

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Kate Mannell @katemannell.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Really proud to share that my first book will be out in August. "Screen Time and the Impossibility of Contemporary Parenting" examines popular, everyday talk about young children and screen media.

Book cover featuring an image of a child's room with toy trees and toy animals arranged on the floor

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

There’s still time for young children to be part of an important national conversation — and it starts with a drawing. The OAIC has created a fun and simple drawing workbook for children aged 0–8 to share their thoughts about their online experiences.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

We’re pleased to share this International Perspectives piece from our guest investigator contributor, Ylva Ågren (University of Gothenburg). This article explores how childhood consumption and money are being reshaped in the digital age. 💰📱

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

📚 Our Members’ Academic Journals: These publications reflect the depth and impact of our research community shaping the future of digital childhoods. Here are 10 essential reads to explore👇 1️⃣ The (im)possibility of AI literacy 👥 Author: Luci Pangrazio 📚https://shorturl.at/1QN0t

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

What if children don’t just learn facts — but actually imagine with them? 🌍🧠 This piece invites us to look beyond what children should know, and instead consider how they make sense of what matters to them.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Digital Child is inviting academics to join an upcoming roundtable on the draft Children’s Online Privacy Code (the Code), which aims to put children at the centre of privacy protections in Australia. This is an opportunity to discuss the draft Code directly with the OAIC.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

✨ Digital Play at Queensland Children’s Hospital ✨ Over 25–26 November, the Digital Child team partnered with Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service to bring hands-on Digital Play experiences to families.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Australia’s new social media Minimum Age law is now in effect — but will it stop cyberbullying? According to our Chief Investigator Professor Tama Leaver er, the answer is no.

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Prof. Michael Dezuanni, is part of today’s ABC News expert panel discussing the new social media restrictions coming into effect for under-16s. Michael is answering community questions about what this change means for young people, parents and educators. 🔗 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

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Center for Digital Narrative @cdn-bergen.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Also a throwback to our earlier interview with @tamaleaver.bsky.social of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child (@digitalchildau.bsky.social) on the recent ban on social media for children under 16 in #Australia: open.spotify.com/episode/5zCX...

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Digital Child @digitalchildau.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

This is the some of the work from our members and researchers who have been exploring this important matter in depth. As the social media delay comes into effect tomorrow (Dec 10th, 2025), these three key resources can be used by teenagers, educators and parents to help manage the change. 💬✨

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