Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

on indulgence—I want to congratulate the Attorney-General and, through him, the Australian Federal Police on this initiative. The technology that the Attorney-General refers to has led to breakthroughs in investigations already, and that it goes to the next stage is a great credit to the investigators and those who run the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation.

When you visit the centre you can sense the palpable dynamic there. The not-for-profit organisations who are there with the investigators are providing support to victims, but also helping to disseminate a message of information and awareness. As the Attorney-General rightly points out, I would also encourage all Australian families and parents to go to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation web site during this week. There are five messages there, steps that the ACCCE is asking parents to be aware of. It's an engagement, having a conversation, an awareness of what your kids are looking at online. And even though it's difficult to have that conversation, it's about reporting the information to the authorities so that another victim can't fall into the hands of one of these monstrous individuals.

There's a lot more information, particularly around the protections, the settings on phones and on devices. It's the most important issue that our country can deal with in protecting our children, and we stand with the government in providing additional resources and every effort and support to those who are working at the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation.

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