Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Ghosh, you're right: the focus of this is how we protect children from harm. These are serious matters. They demand serious reforms, and the reforms the Prime Minister has announced are groundbreaking. We are proceeding down this path because we want to help parents protect their children. We want to help parents protect their children from threats in the online environment. For too long Australians have had to navigate these complex and concerning issues alone.

I would make the point that for nine long years those opposite failed to keep up with the technological changes in the digital world with regulation and protection in this parliament and by government. Now they've decided it's urgent. What I would say to them is: why don't you, instead of your relentless negativity—which is on display yet again as we speak—actually work with us to ensure the parliament can act— (Time expired)