Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

As I said, the quality of the contributions is impressive and there is this rich source of information evolving on the online forum. The youth advisory group has advised the Australian government that we should have an easily accessible government liaison officer from whom young people can seek advice in a secure environment. I was especially interested in some of the topics raised, including identifying the positive role media outlets could play through addressing these types of issues in the plots of shows like Home and Away and Neighbours. The YAG has advised of the need for an Australian government website that deals with cyber safety issues and specifics on how it should look and work. It has stressed the need for education of parents and children about both the good and the bad on the internet. (Time expired)