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Director of the Australian Internet Observatory, RMIT

Amanda Lawrence (she/her)

Dr Amanda Lawrence is Director of the Australian Internet Observatory at RMIT University and an Affiliate at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society. She has a PhD in Media and Communications and a Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Management from RMIT University and has worked in a range of arts, library and research roles including at the Asialink Centre, Analysis & Policy Observatory, Writers Victoria and Outside Opinion. Amanda's interests include open access, public knowledge systems, digital platforms, research communication, Wikimedia, libraries and literature. 

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