Community Consultation Survey on the Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026
HAVE YOUR SAY
I am strongly supportive of practical measures that keep children safe online. Parents rightly expect online services to take responsibility for the risks their products create, particularly where children can be exposed to bullying, exploitation, harmful content or predatory behaviour.
However, I am also concerned that this draft gives a future Minister substantial power to expand the scope of regulated online harms, including to lawful material, through instruments that can take effect immediately.
When platforms face penalties as high as $21.84 million, there is a real risk they will remove lawful posts simply because they are uncertain or unwilling to take the chance. Protecting children must not become an excuse for undermining Australians’ freedom of speech or limiting legitimate public debate.
This is where you come in.
Before I settle my position, I want to hear directly from Fisher residents. Does the draft strike the right balance between keeping children safe and protecting freedom of expression? Are the proposed powers appropriately limited and accountable?
Please share your views so I can represent our community’s concerns in Canberra.
