Connecting on Country: Revealing Australia’s Digital Divide

Image:Image courtesy of the Australian Numeracy and Literacy Foundation

One in four First Nations households has no internet access, limiting the learning opportunities for Indigenous students.

And over the past 12 months, as COVID-19 shut schools and pushed learning online, the failures and risks of this digital divide have become clearer than ever. 

Connecting on Country: Closing The Digital Divide For First Nations Students In The Age of COVID-19 is a joint report by World Vision and the Australian Numeracy and Literacy Foundation that looks at the challenges, and calls for solutions.

Produced By: Sarah Martin

Featured In Story: Tom Calma, Co-Chair of the Australian Numeracy and Literacy Foundation

First aired on The Wire, Thursday, 18 March 2021