Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications) Share this | Hansard source

It offers an opportunity to amplify bullying, which, as we know, can have very severe and indeed tragic consequences—and I would have thought honourable members opposite would take it seriously.

The bill establishes a children's E-Safety Commissioner, which will take a national leadership role in online safety, both in education, above all—building on the work of the member for Forrest, $7.5 million for better education in certified courses in schools over four years, and the ability to ensure that large social media websites take down offending material quickly and promptly said that the damage is mitigated, and also of course to send notices to the perpetrators of online bullying so that they are brought to account, and in very serious cases there are criminal remedies already available under criminal law. This is an important step in protecting our children online.

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