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This report sets out the activities, outcomes and products of the national Access and Equity in Online Learning Project, which has been conducted as part of Strategy 2000, the current implementation plan under the Australian National Training Authority's (ANTA's) core policy document, 'Flexible learning for the information economy: a framework for national collaboration in vocational education and training 2000 - 2004' (TD/TNC 62.911). The Access and Equity in Online Learning Project had the following objectives: (1) to initiate national discussions on the relevance of cultural differences in the application of online technologies to vocational education and training (VET) learning, with particular attention to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners, learners with disabilities and learners with English literacy needs; (2) to identify any areas where specific national collaboration is desirable in the interests of access and equity; and (3) to provide guidelines to facilitate the consideration of cultural differences in the application of online technologies to VET learning.