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Tips on how to stay safe online during the COVID-19 pandemic

Helping Australians have safer, more positive experiences online.

Helping Australians have safer, more positive experiences online.

Be smart, safe and secure when choosing tech gifts for children and young people this year.

Find advice for parents and carers to help children have safe, enjoyable experiences online.

Classroom resources

Discover resources designed to help schools and other educators teach online safety lessons.

Help in languages other than English

Explore online safety advice and resources in other languages.

Find out who we are and how we empower Australians to have safer, more positive experiences online.

Tech trends and challenges

Keep up-to-date with these overviews of emerging online safety issues.

Browse the research we do to ensure our programs and resources are based on latest evidence.

eSafety training

Access a range of online safety webinars and face-to-face presentations provided free of charge!

Learn how to report

online abuse

How to report image-based abuse

We can help to get the intimate images or video removed.

How to make a cyberbullying complaint

If you are under 18 (or are reporting on behalf of someone under 18) you can make a complaint about cyberbullying.

How to report adult cyber abuse

If you are 18 and over and live in Australia, you can make an adult cyber abuse report.

How to report illegal and harmful content

We investigate offensive and illegal online content and work towards rapid removal.

Safer Internet Day 2021

Over the past year, the internet has brought us together to work, learn, socialise and share more than ever. Let's make it safer, so everyone can enjoy the benefits of being connected!

Safer Internet Day on 9 February 2021 is a great opportunity to start the chat about being safer online – at home, at school, at work and in our communities.

So register your support, download the free resources, check our ideas and tips, and get planning!

Image-based abuse

The risky business of making money from nudes and other intimate content

We discuss what can go wrong when Australians attempt to make money from their intimate content and how eSafety may be able to help.

Protection of children should always trump protection of privacy

After decades working across online privacy, security and safety, the eSafety Commissioner has never been more fearful for children online.

Another big year keeping Australians safer online

The rise in Australians working, studying and socialising online due to COVID-19 has brought unanticipated challenges for eSafety in 2019-20.

Online reasoning skills for kids are critical

Our kids need to use good judgement and critical thinking to keep them safe online, sort fact from fiction and combat misinformation.

Smart speakers: a new way that tech can help older Australians

With the increasing popularity of smart speakers in Australia, older Australians may have received one for Christmas but may be wondering how it can benefit them. eSafety has a new online course to demystify smart home technology.

Domestic violence

Over one quarter of domestic violence cases involve children in technology-facilitated abuse

A new research report from eSafety shows over one quarter of domestic violence cases involve children in technology-facilitated abuse.

Staying virtuous in the world of virtual reality

You’ve probably heard of ‘virtual reality’, but this is just one type of immersive technology. It’s a wide-ranging term that covers augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality and haptic technologies.

Getting older Australians connected for a COVID Christmas

Many people will be buying loved ones a new device for Christmas to keep them connected during the festive season. However, older Australians don’t just need the device, they need the confidence and skills to get the most out of it.

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