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Helping Australians have safer, more positive experiences online.
Helping Australians have safer, more positive experiences online.
Helping Australians have safer, more positive experiences online.
Helping Australians have safer, more positive experiences online.
See What You Made Me Do
eSafety has collaborated with SBS to shine a light on the use of digital technology to control and coerce people in abusive relationships.
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How to set up devices and apps to help kids and young people stay safe online
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Find out who we are and how we empower Australians to have safer, more positive experiences online.
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Keep up-to-date with these overviews of emerging online safety issues.
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Access a range of online safety presentations provided free of charge!
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Explore online safety advice and resources in other languages.
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Webinar-based professional development for teachers provided by eSafety’s expert education and training team.
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Join one of our free webinars for parents and carers to learn the latest strategies for helping children stay safer online.
Online safety picture book and song
Sugar gliders Swoosh and Glide encourage young children to ask for help so they are safer when using digital devices and playing online.
How to reduce the risk of technology-facilitated abuse
Tips to help protect women from digital technology being used against them in domestic and family violence – to support SBS 'See What You Made Me Do'.
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online abuse
How to report image-based abuse
We can help to get the intimate images or video removed.
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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.
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How to report adult cyber abuse
If you are 18 and over and live in Australia, you can make an adult cyber abuse report.
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How to report illegal and harmful content
We investigate offensive and illegal online content and work towards rapid removal.
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The eSafety Guide

Want to know about the latest apps, games and social media?

The eSafety Guide includes important advice about their safety features, including how to use the settings to report online abuse and protect your personal information.
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Industry

In conversation: Australia and Fiji work together to tackle online harms

Watch Australia and Fiji's Online Safety Commissioners share their experiences leading two of world’s first online safety commissions.
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Online extremist movements and radicalism in Australia

The eSafety Commissioner discusses how online hate can translate into real world harm during a Parliamentary Joint Committee hearing.
Domestic violence
Women

Calling out technological tethers in coercive control

The eSafety Commissioner calls for technology-facilitated abuse to be addressed by the NSW Joint Select Committee on Coercive Control.
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Kids

UNCRC General Comment: Children’s rights in the digital world

Governments, regulators, digital companies and advocates need to ensure innovation and investment genuinely have the best interests of children at heart.

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Seniors

Winning in a kids’ domain: older Australians skill up with online games

We've just launched Word Up, a new online game for older Australians that sharpens words skills and boosts online confidence.
Women
Young people

Additional Government funding to keep Australians safer online

The eSafety Commissioner has welcomed an additional $24.7m in direct funding as part of the 2021-22 Federal Budget.
Young people
Education

Grant funding for programs to help keep kids safe online

From today, eligible NGOs can apply for a competitive grant of up to $1 million through our Online Safety Grants Program.
Seniors
Education

Channelling creative energies online: Older Australians and social media

eSafety has launched a course on Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter to help older Australians who are not yet using these social platforms.
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