Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Colleagues will be aware that older Australians are online in increasing numbers. They are enjoying connecting with family and friends but not all of them have the skills and they don't necessarily feel confident to take those first steps, which is why the government has announced an investment of $50 million to improve the digital literacy of senior Australians and to improve their safety online.

Under this commitment, $16.9 million will be provided to the Office of the eSafety Commissioner over four years to develop and maintain an online digital portal for older Australians, and Minister Porter, in the other place, is actively involved with this as well. It's envisaged that the portal will be launched later this year. I'm sure all colleagues will be able to join together in recognising the good and important work that the eSafety Commissioner does.