QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Women, Minister for Government Services and Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (14:26): I thank Senator Brown for that supplementary, and I think anyone listening to Radio National this morning and to Mia Bannister talk about her son wouldn't have been able to not have been moved by that incredibly powerful interview.
We know that there are many examples of what young people are exposed to online—girls getting advice from chatbots on how to lose weight, boys being bullied by strangers on online games, young people learning what a relationship or sex is from unrealistic online content and children being shown extreme violence even when they weren't looking for it. So, following on from the social media age ban, we will legislate a digital duty of care to put the onus on digital service providers to provide a safe online environment, particularly for young people.
This includes the content they see in their feeds as well as chatting in games, on AI chatbots or on the web. Digital spaces will be required to protect under-18s from harmful content just like other products marketed to children are. The PRESIDENT: Senator Brown, second supplementary?