Latest Australian Digital Inclusion Index includes First Nations people for first time

The just released 2023 Australian Digital Inclusion Index is the first one to include data on First Nations people. In major cities the gap between First Nations people and the rest of Australia is small, but in regional areas it's huge. Also 9.4% of Australians (millions of people!) are "highly excluded", meaning they're basically off the grid when it comes to computers, the internet and access to digital services. While overall Australia improved its "digital ability", those on the lowest incomes are going backwards. I strongly recommend browsing the full report - it's enlightening to see how access to the things we take for granted as computer loving dorks is either a luxury or simply unobtainable for a large portion of Australians.