Malarndirri McCarthy (NT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Indigenous Australians) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Tyrrell, for your question. I'm certainly conscious that we were delayed in responding to the Regional Telecommunications Review, which you mentioned at the beginning of your question, given the federal election, but we did respond just recently to the parliament. You know that, as part of the Albanese government's commitment to ensuring that Australians are protected by world-leading online safety laws, the government will be legislating a digital duty of care, and the digital duty of care will place the onus on digital platforms to proactively keep Australians safe and better prevent online harms.

Senator Tyrrell, you know that this is a space that the minister is working very diligently in, given the timeline that we have ahead of us in terms of the ban for those under 16. We are committed to ensuring the act provides strong protections and that platforms take responsibility for reducing the harms experienced by Australians online.