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  • The Barriers to Getting Online: Young People and Digital Poverty. Guest article from South Australia's Commissioner for Children and Young People. Picture of commissioner.

    19/10/2021 · Get Online Week | Insights

    The Barriers to Getting Online: Young People and Digital Poverty

    As COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing restrictions continue to apply, it’s more important than ever for young people to be able to get online, writes Helen Connolly, South Australia’s Commissioner for Children and Young People.

  • Man and woman looking at an iPad. Get Online Week logo.

    12/10/2021 · Get Online Week

    Media release: Get Online Week 2021

    Get Online Week is addressing isolation amongst digitally excluded Australians this 18-24 October.

  • Be Connected reacher one million learners. Be Connected logo on left. Good Things Foundation Australia logo on right.

    29/09/2021 · Announcements | Be Connected | Our projects

    Media release: Be Connected reaches one million learners

    The popularity of the Be Connected program proves that using the internet confidently and safely is not beyond older Australians, with the program marking its one millionth learner – and the numbers keep growing.

  • On the right, an image of Gina. On the top left the Get Online Week 2021 logo. On the left heading: Gina. Below in quotation marks: "“I just think, having learnt all this technology is just amazing."

    17/09/2021 · Get Online Week

    Gina Simmonds – Get Online Week 2021

    Gina’s touching story of how getting online helped her reconnect with lost family after more than 50 years.

  • On left side: Third Sector Awards logo. Text on left side reads: Vote now for Good Things. Third Sector Awards Finalist 2021.

    02/09/2021 · Announcements

    Vote for us at the Third Sector Awards

    We’re thrilled to be shortlisted by the Third Sector Awards in the Emerging NFP of the Year category.

  • Woman looking at laptop

    03/08/2021 · Announcements

    Media Release: Lockdowns highlight digital divide amongst Australians

    Good Things Foundation Australia has released a new report examining the state of Australia’s digital divide.

  • Mobile phone

    26/07/2021 · Announcements | Be Connected | Our projects

    Grants for loan devices and data for people in need

    $5,000 grants available for community organisations to provide loan devices and data for isolated older people.

  • Nurse using laptop

    21/07/2021 · Health | Research and reports

    Expanding Digital Health: It’s time to target inequities

    Emeritus Professor Linda Kristjanson AO discusses the latest findings from the Series Two roundtables.

  • Expanding Digital Health

    20/07/2021 · Health | Research and reports

    Expanding Digital Health

    A summary of our virtual roundtable events that are supporting Australia to close the digital health divide.

  • Woman showing another woman how to use a tablet. A video icon is overlayed on image.

    19/07/2021 · Be Connected | Digital Mentoring | Our projects

    Learning digital skills for life

    Four stories show how Be Connected is positively impacting Digital Mentors and learners.

  • Important updates on our Be Connected grants

    08/07/2021 · Announcements | Be Connected

    Important updates on our Be Connected grants

    We're so excited to announce changes to our main Be Connected grants!

  • Get Online. Get Connected. Get online week. 18-24 October 2021.

    05/07/2021 · Announcements | Get Online Week | Our projects

    ‘Get Online. Get Connected’ with Get Online Week 2021

    Find out how you can get involved this Get Online Week.