Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Smith for that question around technology facilitated abuse. When you have a national plan that goes for a period of time, you have to continue to adjust your responses based on what you're seeing, and this is one of those areas. I'd like to shout out the work of the eSafety Commissioner and those who work at the Office of the eSafety Commissioner, who have done an extraordinary amount of work in this space. They often are the receivers or victims of abuse through the use of technology because of the work they are doing. It is very important work.

More than half of Australian adults say they've been targeted by technology facilitated abuse. Women and children, as we often see in so many areas, are often targeted through this kind of behaviour. We have been taking action to reduce access to nudify apps and undetectable stalking apps. We will work across government with our regulators and industries to make sure our efforts are measured, targeted and effective. Of course the social media ban, introducing a minimum age of 16, is an important part— (Time expired)