Research shows Australian children struggle to find and identify local content on streaming services. @rmit @swinburne theconversation.com/i-dont-even-kn…

For those interested in learning more about this research & the current state of the screen sector after nearly ten years of streaming in Oz, we RMIT University along with ACMI are hosting a full day symposium with key voices in the industry - all are welcome 👇 acmi.net.au/whats-on/austr…

I'll be speaking with Raf Epstein on ABC Melbourne at about 9am this morning about our recently published research on how Aussie kids access content on streaming platforms + upcoming event ACMI exploring the impacts of ten years of streaming in Australia abc.net.au/listen/live/me…

So much awesome stuff going on Social Sciences Week Australia this year RMIT University and beyond, check out some highlights here 👇👇 they include our event across ACMI & RMIT University, Australian Content in the Streaming Era - all welcome, come along! events.humanitix.com/securing-austr…

We hope to see you there across two free days of events RMIT University and one industry focused day stacked with screen industry leaders ACMI - register for each here: events.humanitix.com/securing-austr…

If you're interested in the future of Aus film & TV, join us ACMI 👇 this event is stacked with screen industry leaders & creators from the likes of the ABC, Screen Australia, Aunty Donna, @nickverso, the directors of spooktacular Birdeater - which we're screening in the eve!

I'll be on ABC Melbourne with Raf Epstein shortly to talk about the rise of FAST channels across our smart TVs, and our 👇 upcoming event ACMI that looks into issues like these related to the streaming era and their impact on our local screen industries abc.net.au/listen/live/me…

South Australia has proposed legislation to ban children under 14 from social media and require 14 and 15-year-olds to have parental consent to create social media accounts. I wrote this brief overview of some key points for The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand #socialmedia theconversation.com/south-australi…

Alexa Scarlata, Andy Lynch and I reflect on nearly a decade of subscription streaming video on demand in Australia 👇 come join us to think through the impacts and possibilities over the next 10 years @acmi this Thursday 12th! acmi.net.au/whats-on/austr…

Over excited to be contributing introductions to all of our scheduled films in the 'Spectral Child on Screen' mini film festival taking place Hyde Park Picture House this Sunday and the Sunday following - join us Yorkshire folk!

I've got a new piece in the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand today looking at Instagram's new Teen Accounts, which are a welcome improvement, but I'm not keen on framing these changes as giving parents 'peace of mind' (that requires open lines of communication!). theconversation.com/new-teen-accou…

Feminine Play is stoked to exhibit ARCH REBELS 👻 GHOST CAM - COMING SOON Ghost Cam! A spooky VR game set in a haunted horse girl’s bedroom. Through the lens of a ghost hunter's camera, uncover the light and darkness of a teenage girl’s interior life.

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Tune into 'Ad Clicks and Gambling Tricks', the latest ADM+S #podcast with César Albarrán-Torres 🇲🇽 🇦🇺, discussing findings from the Australian Ad Observatory and the complexities of enforcing a blanket ban on #gambling ads. Swinburne University of Technology 🎧 Listen: admscentre.org/podcast

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ABC 774 Melbourne turns 100 this weekend. Here's its studio control room in 1928. #ABChistory #ABC100 #radiohistory ABC Australia Jacinta Parsons Jon Faine Julian Virgona

Kids' toys + grown-ass scares: Jessica Balanzategui finds the common ground between children's culture, TikTok, and horror film in a new #openaccess essay about 2023's surprise hit SKINAMARINK. From International Journal of Cultural Studies doi.org/10.1177/136787…

I am very much looking forward to this screening of The Substance - and what an honour to be on a panel with legends Barbara Creed and Janice Loreck ! Details and registration here: go.unimelb.edu.au/4yg8

Glad to be a part of this excellent International Journal of Cultural Studies Open access issue on TikTok & Children, congrats to eds Jin Lee (not active here anymore) wishcrys Tama Leaver (inactive account) ! 👇 My article addresses the intriguing, surprising role of TikTok in the virality of Kyle Edward Ball's sublimely spooky Skinamarink

Really pleased Suzanne Srdarov & my 'Generative AI Glitches' paper is out. This works comes from our broader Generative Imaginaries project in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, looking at how GenAI visualise children, families & so on. journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjo…