Andrew Gee (Calare, National Party, Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education) Share this | Hansard source

I thank all of those in the chamber who have contributed to the debate on the Online Safety Bill 2021. I'd particularly like to thank and acknowledge the member for Boothby, who, a short time ago, shared with our parliament and our nation the appalling ordeals, vitriol and venom she has had to endure just for doing her job as an MP in this place. I think it showed tremendous courage. Our parliament will be the poorer for her retirement at the next election. We need more members of her calibre, and she will be missed.

This bill sends a clear message that the government and society as a whole expect industry to work harder to prevent online harms occurring in the first place and introduces important new protections for Australians when wrong is done and when crimes are committed. I commend the bill to the House.

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