Digital News Report: Australia 2026 - Online
Description
Please join us on Tuesday 16 June 2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am AEST for the launch of the Digital News Report: Australia 2026.
This report is part of a long-running international survey coordinated by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University. The News and Media Research Centre at the University of Canberra is the Australian partner institute. This marks the twelfth annual edition of the DNR Australia report.
This year’s report looks into behaviours and attitudes towards trust, AI use in news, news influencers, and public service media.
Professor Sora Park, the lead author of the report, will highlight the key findings from this year’s study. Following this, Dr Caroline Fisher will host a discussion with our expert panel including:
Mandi Wicks, News Director, SBS
Zara Seidler, Co-founder, The Daily Aus
Rebecca Costello, Managing Director, Guardian Australia
Tony Kendall, Managing Director, Australian Community Media
Agenda
- 7:00 pm
Launch of the Digital News Report: Australia 2026
9am: Event Opening - Nic Hopkins, Head of News Partnerships, Australia and New Zealand, Google 9:03am: Opening Remarks & Report Launch - Professor The Hon Bill Shorten, Vice Chancellor, University of Canberra 9:08am: Key Findings Presentation - Professor Sora Park, Director, News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra 9:23am: Panel Discussion - Moderator, Dr Caroline Fisher, Adjunct Associate Professor, News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra 9:50am: Q&A - Moderator, Dr Caroline Fisher, Adjunct Associate Professor, News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra 9:58am: Closing Remarks - Professor Michelle Lincoln, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Canberra 10am: Event Concludes
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