Nola Marino (Forrest, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I am really passionate about young people, in particular, being safe online, and I have put so much time into this in my time as an MP. Tuesday was Safer Internet Day 2023, and it focused on connect, reflect and protect. When you look at some of the statistics from the eSafety Commissioner and you know that 30 per cent of teens have been contacted by a stranger online, there's a reason to be concerned. Many parents of 14- to 17-year-olds aren't aware that their children have viewed potentially harmful content, and that's why this is a really serious family issue as well. I am really proud that we introduced the first Office of the eSafety Commissioner globally. We introduced the Online Safety Act and image-based abuse legislation.

But I've got a challenge for everybody watching—I raised this earlier in a speech—it's a challenge because it's a choice for all of us. How are you going to be your best self online? I think that's a question for all of us, no matter what you're doing online. How do you make sure that you're your best self, that there is no harm coming from what you post, what you say, or what you share, for every one that you interact with, and that you're doing your best to make sure that being online is safe, particularly for our young children?