QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator FARRELL (South Australia—Minister for Trade and Tourism, Special Minister of State and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:55): I thank Senator Polley for her first supplementary question. As you say, the opposition may not be listening, but the Australian people are. The Australian people are listening because the Albanese government backed parents when it came to delaying access to social media for children under 16, and we have heard from them about how relieved they are.

But we know they still are worried about how they can protect their kids on other platforms, like online games and AI chatbots. Under the digital duty of care, platforms, like social media, online games and AI chatbots, must protect under-18s from harmful content, like content that promotes or encourages eating disorders, misogynistic content that promotes hostile ideas about women and gender—