A new rural digital divide? Taking stock of geographical digital inclusion in Australia
Summary. Rural Australia faces a persistent digital divide shaped by slow infrastructure development, high connection costs, and compounding disadvantages. The author draws on six years of research and lived experience to show that digital inclusion gaps exist not just between urban and rural areas, but increasingly within rural communities themselves. Three key factors drive this emerging divide: incremental progress in digital development, the complexity and expense of achieving connectivity, and overlapping disadvantages that deepen inequality.
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Marshall, A.. (2023). A new rural digital divide? Taking stock of geographical digital inclusion in Australia. Media International Australia. https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878x231202274
Marshall, Amber. “A new rural digital divide? Taking stock of geographical digital inclusion in Australia.” Media International Australia, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878x231202274.
Marshall, Amber. 2023. “A new rural digital divide? Taking stock of geographical digital inclusion in Australia.” Media International Australia. https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878x231202274.
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- DOI
- 10.1177/1329878x231202274
- Countries
- Australia
- Regions
- Oceania
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- broadband-and-digital, rural-data-and-definitions
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- 2026-04-28