QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:06): Thank you, Senator. We've all heard the motto many tech companies have long lived by: move fast and break things. But what I would say to those opposite and to this chamber is that we must not allow our children to be broken.

I would remind senators of the heartbreaking story that we heard this week of Wayne Holdsworth and his son, Mac, who he lost to suicide 2½ years ago. Tragically, his story is not an anomaly. Just like we have safety standards for cars, safety standards for food and safety standards for appliances, surely we should have standards for online tools and services through the digital duty of care.

As Wayne said yesterday: We can't see that happening again. We've got to act now. I hope that those opposite are listening, because you support safety standards on cars, so why would you not support safety standards online?(Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Stewart, second supplementary.