The following statistics, released in February by the Office of the eSafety commissioner, will be of little surprise to parents of today’s digital-savvy teens. Australian teenagers spend an average of [ … ]
Category: Cybersafety
Your child’s safety online: fantastic new resources for parents
If you’re parenting in 2019, there’s a good chance that your child’s online safety is at the top of your list of worries. And if you’re like most parents, you’re [ … ]
Recognise the signs of cyberbullying and take action
Would your child tell you if they were being cyberbullied? If they did, would you know what to do? Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant alerts parents to the signs [ … ]
Parents central to community-wide response to combat cyberbullying
The Queensland Government will act on all 29 recommendations of an anti-cyberbullying taskforce and invest $3.5 million in new education programs and initiatives. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk launched the taskforce [ … ]
Image-based abuse: new service shows how to report it & get support
The number of young Australians who have had intimate photos of themselves shared or broadcast on social media without their consent should ring alarm bells for all parents. According to [ … ]
Has your family had an experience with cyberbullying?
Queensland parents and students are being urged to contribute their ideas and share their experiences about cyberbullying at public forums being held across the state in May. Queensland’s Anti-Cyberbullying Taskforce [ … ]
New taskforce turns spotlight on bullying
The Queensland Government has turned the spotlight on bullying, appointing a 14-member taskforce to draw on proven research and strategies to reduce the incidence of face-to-face and online bullying and [ … ]
New service to report image-based abuse
Australia’s online safety sentinal – the eSafety Commissioner – has launched a new web portal and reporting tool to help Australians who’ve been the victims of image-based abuse. According to [ … ]