Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety: plan to control schools, libraries, internet cafes, homes, mobiles

First 10 of 10 paragraphs shown Anthony Albanese MP, Electoral Division of Grayndler (NSW ALP, Leader of the House) moved a Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety be appointed to inquire into and report on:
- the online environment in which Australian children currently engage, including:
- key physical points of access (schools, libraries, internet cafes, homes, mobiles) and stakeholders controlling or able to influence that engagement (governments, parents, teachers, traders, internet service providers, content service providers);
- nature, prevalence, implications of and level of risk associated with cyber-safety threats, such as:
abuse of children online (cyber-bullying, cyberstalking and sexual grooming);
- exposure to illegal and inappropriate content; inappropriate social and health behaviours in an online environment (e.g. technology addiction, online promotion of anorexia, drug usage, underage drinking and smoking);
- identity theft; and
- breaches of privacy.
- Australian and international responses to current cyber-safety threats (education, filtering, regulation, enforcement) their effectiveness and costs to stakeholders, including business; (iv) opportunities for cooperation across Australian stakeholders and with international stakeholders in dealing with cyber-safety issues.
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