House debates

Thursday, 5 March 2026

Questions without Notice

Political Advertising

2:25 pm

Photo of Anika WellsAnika Wells (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Sport) Share this | Hansard source

The digital duty of care is designed to change the power balance so that the onus is on big tech to prevent harm from occurring to Australians through their own systems and policies before the harm occurs. Currently, it's like an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. The harm occurs and then someone goes and reports something like misinformation in political advertising. A digital duty of care will put the onus on big tech to be responsible towards Australians from the get-go. (Time expired)

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