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Young people share their views on social media’s impact

November 1, 2024

As discussions about the role of social media in the lives of young people continue to gain momentum, we asked two members of Telstra Foundation's...

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An Australian inventor giving the world to people with profound disabilities

October 11, 2024

Dr. Jordan Nguyen, Australian inventor, is revolutionising tech for people with profound disability with support from Telstra Foundation

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Overcoming barriers to youth mental health access

October 7, 2024

To help recognise World Mental Health Day on 10 October, The Telstra Foundation is partnering with non-profits using technology to tackle mental health for young...

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Connecting young people: a look at technology access and mental health services for young Australians

August 6, 2024

Telstra Foundation is welcoming more amazing non-profit organisations through our Young & Connected fund, who will deliver projects connecting vulnerable children and young people to...

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Empowering children and young people online

July 23, 2024

Our Young & Connected fund is supporting non-profit organisations to expand digital opportunities for Australian children and young people.

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Telstra Foundation: bringing more young people into the digital world

July 8, 2024

Our Young & Connected fund is supporting non-profit organisations to expand digital opportunities for Australian children and young people.

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Drawing on hard facts to protect Aussie teens from spurious stories

May 14, 2024

With support from Telstra Foundation, Alannah & Madeline Foundation is delivering essential media literacy education for secondary students, through an innovative, gamified resource that reflects...

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How to add digital mental health apps to your self-care toolkit

April 26, 2024

The Telstra Foundation is a long-standing partner of Orygen Digital, the technology division of Australia’s leading youth mental health organisation and the creators of Mello....

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Mello: Your pocket guide to positive mental health

April 24, 2024

The Telstra Foundation has partnered with Orygen Digital to support them in developing their ground breaking app for young people – Mello.

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Telstra Foundation: turning online safety into classroom fun

February 9, 2024

With support from Telstra Foundation, the Alannah & Madeline Foundation is delivering a suite of play-based activities for childhood educators to teach young children about...

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Helping young people with safer internet use

February 6, 2024

For Safer Internet Day, we take a look at some of the great initiatives from our Telstra Foundation partners, who are delivering programs, that help...

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Alannah & Madeline: helping fight fake news

January 19, 2024

Deepfakes to deceitful bots, Telstra Foundation’s partner is keeping it real for kids, pre-school to Year 10.

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Telstra Foundation’s Moonhack 2023: a stellar success

December 15, 2023

We’ve had a record breaking response to Moonhack 2023 - our flagship program for getting kids coding.

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Our top five takeouts from 21 years of youth-focused philanthropy

December 12, 2023

For 21 years, the Telstra Foundation has supported young people to build their digital capacity, here’s our top five takeaways.

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A little Australian club that’s helping children around the world prepare for the jobs of tomorrow

August 28, 2023

Code Club Australia is getting ready to launch Moonhack for 2023. We’re taking a look at what it’s all about and how it went last...

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Telstra Foundation and Big hART: teaming up to build digital skills for young people

May 24, 2023

Telstra Foundation proudly partners with Big hART's NEO-Learning platform, codeveloped with First Nations youth. Digital creators from Roebourne share digital art lessons with over 5,000...

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Backing First Nations-led approaches to AI tech for healthy country

September 27, 2021

Telstra Foundation’s Jackie Coates talked to Ricky Archer, CEO of the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA), and Lauren Ganley, Telstra’s Head...