Facebook Australia Blog
World Blood Donor Day: Facebook teams up with Lifeblood to launch Blood Donations feature in Australia
Across Australia, more than 31,000 blood donations are needed by Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (Lifeblood) every week to meet the needs of patients. That’s why we are proud to be partnering with Lifeblood to launch a tool across Australia that will help to top up the nation’s blood supply with much-needed new donations. Our Blood […]
Small business going global from the Central Coast
We headed to the seaside town of Terrigal, meeting small businesses from across the Central Coast and supporting them with digital education.
National Reconciliation Week 2021 – More than a word. Reconciliation takes action.
As National Reconciliation Week 2021 comes to a close, we are sharing about the steps are taking to support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to have a positive experience online and contribute to an inclusive Australian community.
Indigenous peoples’ experiences of social media: the good and the bad
Recent research in the Department of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University, with the support of Facebook Australia, has investigated the positive affordances of social media as well as the impacts of negative and harmful content for Indigenous peoples.
Facebook’s response to Australia’s disinformation and misinformation industry code
Today, Facebook has released its first response to the voluntary industry code on disinformation and misinformation.
Boost with Facebook is back – first stop, Blue Mountains
Small businesses are the driving force for economic recovery, which is why we're back out in regional Australia offering free digital skills education.
Celebrating Muslim communities online, this Ramadan
As we begin another month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world are forging new traditions — gathering virtually and sharing celebrations online. We're honouring this period by spotlighting the celebrations of online communities.
Australian confidence surges, but we’re still not out of the woods
In the latest Facebook Global State of Small Business Report, Australian small businesses are accelerating their digitisation, are more confident and are rebounding quicker through the pandemic.
Finding online spaces for ‘people like me’ during COVID-19: LGBTQIA+ young people, social media platforms, bullying and violence
A preview of a new study from Western Sydney University that examined queer young people’s experiences of using social media platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supporting a safe and strong LGBTQI+ youth community
It’s National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence this Friday 19 March, and Facebook continues to be a partner of this annual event focussed on equipping young people with the tools and skills to combat bullying.