Senate debates

Wednesday, 13 February 2019

Questions without Notice

Cybersafety

2:32 pm

Photo of Mitch FifieldMitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

The e-safety office has material to support parents helping keep kids safe online. The website, esafety.gov.au, includes advice for parents and ideas for approaching difficult conversations about sensitive matters. The government will also conduct an independent review of programs designed to develop and assess children's online safety skills, which I announced at the weekend, including digital licences in primary school. The idea of the digital licence for primary school kids is a bit like the old pen licence; it's something that parents and kids can prepare for at home and then present to their class. Students wouldn't have access to connected devices in class until they had completed that particular piece of work. It's something that parents universally have warmly welcomed.

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