Cybersafety

Finding balance: Becoming a screen smart family

Supporting young people in the digital age can be overwhelming. To assist families, the Alannah and Madeline Foundation created an online safety hub – DigiTalk – with resources to help navigate the digital world.

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Connect. Reflect. Protect: Safer Internet Day 2023

Safer Internet Day is a global event dedicated to creating a safer online world for everyone. Tuesday, 7 February 2023, marks the 20th Safer Internet Day.

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Digital technologies and mental health webinar, from eSafety

Learn how games, apps and social media can influence mental wellbeing, in a free live webinar from the eSafety Commissioner to help children stay safer online.

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Best of the Web: Making our neighbourhoods kid-friendly, and more

How we can make our neighbourhoods kid-friendly once again, talking to teenagers about money, and should you post your kids' lives online?

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Best of the Web: The social superpower of sensitive boys, and more

Why we should encourage sensitivity in boys, how chores might improve kids' brain function, and the new parental controls from Instagram.

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Educating our kids to thrive online

We can help young people to live well online through character education, writes Tom Harrison.

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Play it Fair Online: Safer Internet Day 2022

Safer Internet Day is 8 February 2022, aimed at raising online safety awareness at home, school, work and in the community. Here are some simple tips for online safety from the eSafety Commissioner.

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The Children in the Pictures: The doco I didn’t want to watch

A powerful and confronting new documentary sheds light on the grim world of online child sexual exploitation. As Natalie Moutafis reports, it's a must-watch for any parent, carer and educator .

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Talking to kids about Cleo Smith

The news has been dominated by the disappearance and rescue of Cleo Smith. Here are some resources to help talk to your children about what's happened.

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