Blog posts – Good Things Foundation https://goodthingsaustralia.org Closing the digital divide Wed, 19 Mar 2025 05:24:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://goodthingsaustralia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/curves-150x150.png Blog posts – Good Things Foundation https://goodthingsaustralia.org 32 32 Request a Good Things speaker https://goodthingsaustralia.org/news/request-a-good-things-speaker Wed, 19 Mar 2025 02:24:41 +0000 https://goodthingsaustralia.org/?post_type=post&p=10293&preview=true At Good Things, we understand the importance of finding the perfect voice to inspire and engage your audience around digital inclusion. That’s why we’ve created an easy to use speaker request form to help you find the right expert for your upcoming event. You can invite our CEO, program impact manager, or program experts to speak on a variety of topics. Each of our speakers is highly skilled…

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]]> Digital Sisters transforming lives through AI https://goodthingsaustralia.org/news/digital-sisters-transforming-lives-through-ai Mon, 17 Mar 2025 04:10:26 +0000 https://goodthingsaustralia.org/?post_type=post&p=10288&preview=true Good Things Australia, in partnership with Microsoft, Telstra and community organisations around Australia, has been supporting refugee and migrant women with digital skills and AI skills so they can feel safer, connected and confident online and using new tech. Watch this video showing the impact our Digital Sisters: AI for Good program has had in just one community in Brisbane, QLD.

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]]> Exciting opportunity: Join our Board as a Non-Executive Director https://goodthingsaustralia.org/news/exciting-opportunity-join-our-board-as-a-non-executive-director Fri, 16 Aug 2024 04:04:52 +0000 https://goodthingsaustralia.org/?post_type=post&p=5676&preview=true Bridging the digital divide: Supporting young with intellectual disability to get online  https://goodthingsaustralia.org/news/bridging-the-digital-divide-supporting-young-with-intellectual-disability-to-get-online Wed, 10 Jul 2024 06:14:51 +0000 https://goodthingsaustralia.org/?post_type=post&p=5456&preview=true Everyone in Australia deserves the right to have access to affordable digital technology and the skills and confidence to use it. Over the past few years, we have partnered with Down Syndrome Australia, the national peak organisation for people with Down syndrome in Australia, to help bridge the digital divide for young people with disability. We created four online modules in…

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]]> Try QR codes https://goodthingsaustralia.org/learn-resource/try-qr-codes/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 06:24:18 +0000 https://ausgoodthindev.wpenginepowered.com/?p=967 Once you get the hang of using QR codes, you will find them easier to use than typing in long or complicated web addresses (URLs). While QR codes have been around for several years, they are now much more common. They are now used to order food at restaurants, as concert and film tickets and when entering hospitals. A QR code is a square containing a pattern of black and white boxes.

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]]> Try our tips for staying safe online https://goodthingsaustralia.org/learn-resource/try-our-tips-for-staying-safe-online/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:21:29 +0000 https://ausgoodthindev.wpenginepowered.com/?p=959 Increase your online safety by following these important simple tips in this short article. Good Things Foundation Australia and Telstra have collaborated to share their top five tips to help you stay safe online, protect your privacy and avoid scams for Get Online Week 2022. Topics include: – Passwords – Social media – Viruses – Scams – Video calls Plus links to more resources to keep…

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]]> Online Safety Basics https://goodthingsaustralia.org/learn-resource/online-safety-basics/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 01:41:30 +0000 https://ausgoodthindev.wpenginepowered.com/?p=947 The eSafety Commissioner has lots of resources and tips to support parents to keep their kids safe online. This blog outlines three useful strategies you can use in everyday family life, including advice for different age groups.

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]]> Programs and offers to help you stay connected https://goodthingsaustralia.org/learn-resource/programs-and-offers-to-help-you-stay-connected/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:15:16 +0000 https://ausgoodthindev.wpenginepowered.com/?p=935 Struggling with the cost of your internet or phone service? ACCAN has put together a list of telco offers to help targeted groups stay connected. ACCAN has compiled a list of offers from telcos for targeted groups such as seniors, healthcare card holders and students. There may be alternative products and services out there that meet your needs, so it’s also worth comparing plans or looking at…

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]]> Get connected affordably https://goodthingsaustralia.org/learn-resource/get-connected-affordably/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:09:48 +0000 https://ausgoodthindev.wpenginepowered.com/?p=933 If you want to get online but are struggling with the cost of getting connected, there are a couple of things you can try to make it more affordable. If you have a pensioner’s concession, seniors, or healthcare card, you may be eligible for discounted internet or mobile phone plans. Other people who may be eligible for discounted or special offers to stay connected include university…

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]]> Further investment needed to ensure everyone benefits from digital economy https://goodthingsaustralia.org/news/further-investment-needed-to-ensure-everyone-benefits-from-digital-economy Wed, 30 Mar 2022 01:51:47 +0000 https://goodthingsaustralia.org/?p=2296