The Greens welcome today's release of a series of reports from the Office of Australia's Chief Scientist and the National Science and Technology Council that examine how resilience to mis and disinformation can be strengthened in Australia.
The reports come a week after a Greens-initiated Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy found coordinated false and misleading information campaigns are infringing multiple human rights, dividing Australian communities, and hindering global progress on climate change by eroding public trust in climate science and influencing political outcomes.
As stated by Greens spokesperson for Science, and Select Committee chair, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson:
"The release of these reports helps progress a timely and critical national conversation, taking place alongside international conversations, on how governments can strengthen and protect our information ecosystems.
"The reports published by the Office of Australia's Chief Scientist reinforce substantial evidence provided to the Select Committee regarding the urgent need for the development of a national, society-wide plan to address this wicked problem.
