Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

I can certainly confirm to the Senate that the Prime Minister has discussed online activity and the need for responsibility in online activity with the member for Dawson. As it is well known, the Prime Minister has indeed, in national and public comments, urged all Australians to show responsibility in relation to their engagement online. As I understand it the types of comments that Senator Keneally refers to were posted by others in response to the member for Dawson's posts. As we all know, sadly, in maintaining social media accounts, with avenues for people to make a comment, there are times in which people make comments that they should not make. If those comments have been referred to the AFP then it is rightly a matter for the AFP to conclude the investigations that they are undertaking—if they are doing so in relation to any such comments.