Senate debates

Thursday, 13 May 2010

Committees

Cyber-Safety Committee; Reference

10:29 am

Photo of Scott LudlamScott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Briefly in support of the motion and the amendment, the Greens had considered and would have supported the original motion as it stood—and that included the hazards of online gambling. Given the way the work of the Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety seems to be panning out with a specific focus on children, I certainly was not aware of the risks there. I think there will be merit, if not at this opportunity then certainly some time down the track, in making ourselves aware of what those risks are and what it is exactly that kids are being confronted with in that domain. In terms of the online ombudsman, I think that potentially is a useful piece of policy architecture. It is something that does not exist yet. I look forward to that being part of the mix and part of the debate in that joint committee on cybersafety.

Question agreed to.

Original question, as amended, agreed to.

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