Media and internet researcher, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society

Melbourne
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Never was my Twitter Handle @IR_oldie more apt than today :) Loved reflecting on Google's anniversary and what it revolted against with @lisagiven @assemblingweb @juliant09
It’s hard to remember life before Google, isn't it? 🤔 💻 According to @IR_oldie + colleagues (@RMIT), the closest thing to it in the 1950s was the local library – but today, the search engine is set to offer AI-based summaries in its search results. theconversation.com/google-t…
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At its March meeting, ACCAN’s Board of Directors has unanimously endorsed the Voice to Parliament. It aligns with ACCAN’s organisational vision of Communications services that are trusted, inclusive, accessible, and available for all. accan.org.au/about-us/report…
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New research by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), conducted in March, has revealed a fifth of consumers reporting that they missed a payment for a phone or internet service because they could not afford it. accan.org.au/media-centre/me…
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Many of us at ACCAN had the privilege of attending this year’s lecture delivered by the current NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year, Lynda Edwards. Lynda’s inspiring and thought provoking presentation was delivered with grace, humility, and humour.
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If you missed this event, recordings are now available. Keynotes by @yaoeo and @profjasonpotts plus @MannanMorshed @IncompleteRules @mZargham @kelsiemvn @angrytatargirl @mpg_dd @AlanaKushnir @MikeBacina @alexsims101 @kaitlin_beegle…
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Can you help us spread the word? We’re looking 👀 for exceptional Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander early career researchers and PhD students working in any area of the humanities! ➡️ Learn more bit.ly/40DWVJD
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A review of the @arc_gov_au has been long overdue. Our thanks to @JasonClareMP. It’s in everyone’s interests to have a strong ARC with a renewed reputation for delivering programs with integrity and innovation. Check out our submission to the review🔗bit.ly/3Wf3Plu
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The second annual Sue Salthouse Memorial Lecture will take place on Thursday the 1st of December at 4pm. This event honours Sue Salthouse and celebrates her unfailing commitment to Disability advocacy and Human Rights. To register, visit us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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.@meese_james, senior lecturer at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, and member of our #PlatformFutures expert network has published an op-ed for @AsiaGInstitute on Tech Platforms in Australia: Bargaining for a New Paradigm🇦🇺 Check it out🌐👇 asiaglobalonline.hku.hk/tech…
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🚨 NEW PODCAST🚨 Self-driving cars & design ethnography In this episode I talked to @vaike69 where we got to dig into her design ethnographic approach to research, focusing on latest projects on automated mobilities design and Volvo Sweden. @emergingtechlab @AdmsCentre
The interviews are back! This week check out @emmaquilty_ 's interview with the Dr Vaike Fors on all things pedagogy and working with Volvo! Thank you again to Dr Fors for taking the time to sit down and chat! Check it here: thefamiliarstrange.com/2022/…
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Hooray! Our #OpenAccess book Data For Social Good is out now! It's practical, applied, and explores ideas around collaborative data action, building data capability and governance. @jane_c_farmer @KathAlbury Amir Aryani #AoIR2022 @AdmsCentre. link.springer.com/book/10.10…
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How were dictation tests used to exclude migrants to Australia in the post-Federation era? How does a transnational world of mobility and change transform attachment and belonging? Join us at the 53rd Symposium in Ballarat to learn more! events.humanitix.com/53rd-an… #AAHBelonging
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Congratulations to @AileenFyfe, @NoahMoxham, Julie McDougall-Waters, and @CRostvik! Their #openaccess book A History of Scientific Journals: Publishing at the Royal Society, 1665-2015 publishes today! ow.ly/ov3H50KrXJ2 @AHRCPhilTrans
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Please consider completing this survey if you are an Indian entrepreneur working in Australia using apps and new platforms. It's for a PhD project in the @AdmsCentre and @westsyduics
Survey Link👉 surveyswesternsydney.au1.qua… Inviting all INDIAN entrepreneurs in Food and Wellness businesses in Australia using apps and platforms for their business. Please participate in this short research survey🙏 @hahhh @westsyduics @AdmsCentre - Please share, Thanks!
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