Appendix 1Submissions and additional information
Submissions
1Office of the eSafety Commissioner
2Dr Sian McLean
3Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders
4Online Hate Prevention Institute
5Business News Australia Pty Ltd
6The Conversation Media Group
7Ms Carolyn Eccleston
8National Eating Disorders Collaboration
8.1 Supplementary to submission 8
9Social Media Research Institute
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10Mr Les Daniel
11Prevention United
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12Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
13Attorney-General's Department
14Eating Disorders Families Australia
15Alannah & Madeline Foundation
16Reset.Tech Australia
17Digital Rights Watch
18Dr Susie Alegre
19The Age Verification Providers Association
20Mr Glen Petersen
21b kinder foundation
22Mr Bill Calcutt
23Ms Maggie Dent
24Ms Mary Warriner
25Name Withheld
26Ms Tania Ferraretto
27Mr David Jackson
28Mr Wayne Holdsworth
29Professor Selena Bartlett
30Dr Barry Oliver
31Dr Danielle Einstein
32Kokoda Youth Foundation
33Man of Many
34Mr Luke Arnold
35Digital Platform Regulators Forum
36Schwartz Media
37Safe on Social
38A New Approach
39Digital Publishers Alliance
40Snap Inc
41Department of Home Affairs
42Roberts Gray Lawyers
43The Daily Aus
44Local & Independent News Association (LINA)
45Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
46Meta
47News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
48Broadsheet Media
49Butterfly Foundation
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50Per Capita - Centre of the Public Square
51CHOICE
52Australian Communications and Media Authority
53Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance
54Free TV
55Australian Associated Press
56Private Media
57DIGI
58Tattarang
58.1 Supplementary to submission 58
59Australian Gaming and Screens Alliance
60eSafety Youth Council
61Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
62Australian Library and Information Association
63Australian Publishers
64Capital Brief Pty Ltd
65Australian Broadcasting Corporation
66Independent Multicultural Media Australia
67Google
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68Responsible Wagering Australia
69Ms Stephanie Waters
70Ms Vanessa Treloar
71Ms Victoria McGowan
72Ms Claire Gordon
73National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
74Mrs Christy Hutt, Ms Dani Phelan, Ms Anne Hibbert & Ms Jayne Aguiar
75Mr Adrian McMahon
76Ms Kyla Raby
77Dr Hannah Jarman
78Alcohol Change Australia
79Australian Human Rights Commission
80Eating Disorders Queensland LTD
81Qoria Limited
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82Ativion
83Dr Keith Heggart, Associate Professor Simon Knight, Dr Damian Maher, and Associate Professor Bhuva Narayan
84UNICEF Australia
85Name Withheld
86Name Withheld
87Name Withheld
88Name Withheld
89Name Withheld
90Name Withheld
91Name Withheld
92Name Withheld
93Name Withheld
94Name Withheld
95Name Withheld
96Confidential
97Confidential
98Confidential
99Confidential
100Confidential
101Confidential
102Confidential
103Confidential
104Confidential
105Confidential
106Mr Crispin Eilif Gorienko Rovere
107Alcohol and Drug Foundation
108The Y
109Destiny Rescue
110PlayHouse
111Childlight UNSW
112eSafeKids
113Irish Council for Civil Liberties
114Squiz Kids
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115Institute of Public Affairs
116We Are Explorers
117WA Council of State School Organisations
118Free Speech Union of Australia
119batyr
120ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society
121Catholic School Parents WA
122Mr Paul Litherland
123Women's Health Victoria
124AHISA Ltd
125Independent Schools Australia
126Alliance for Journalists' Freedom
127Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney
128National Mental Health Commission
129Sexual Health Victoria
130e61 Institute
131International Justice Mission Australia
132School of Education, UOW
133Public Interest Publishers Alliance
134Australian Media Literacy Alliance
135Australian Experts to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
136Australian Parents Council
137Reset.Tech EU
138Stymie
139CEASE UK
140Children and Media Australia
141International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children Australia
142Government of South Australia
143Western Australian Government
144Australian Banking Association
145Suicide Prevention Australia
146UTS Human Technology Institute
147New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties
148Media.com
149Project Rockit
150Copyright Agency
151Public Health Association of Australia
152Australian Society of Authors
153Orygen and headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation
154Department of Media and Communication, University of Sydney
155Project Paradigm
156Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman
157Queensland Government
158Public Interest Journalism Initiative
159Nine
160Australian Medical Association
161Australian Federal Police
162Australian Copyright Council
163Collective Shout
164Northern Territory Government
165Queensland University of Technology Digital Media Research Centre
166Name Withheld
167ANU Tech Policy Design Centre
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168ReachOut, Beyond Blue, and Black Dog Institute
169Mr Robert Heron
170Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education
170.1 Supplementary to submission 170
171Name Withheld
172Ms Sally Joyce
173Mr Jörn Sanda
174Ms Ronel Pospisek
175Australian Christian Lobby
176Dr Tanya Notley
177Ms Meg Adem
178Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania
178.1 Supplementary to submission 178
179Ms Gillian Jarvis
180Ms Allegra Spender MP
181Short Statured People of Australia
182Mr Rex Patrick
183Associate Professor Nasim Salehi, Professor Leila Green, Dr Diarmuid Hurley, Dr Cindy Branch-Smith, Dr Mansoureh Nickbakht, and Associate Professor Francis Mitrou
184Human Rights Law Centre
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185World Council for Health Australia
186Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)
187Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN)
188Australians for a Murdoch Royal Commission
189Cancer Council Australia
190Ms Charlotte Mortlock
191Professor Lorna Woods OBE
192The Heads Up Alliance
193Dr Simon Wilksch
194Mr Brendan Cunningham
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195NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS)
196Country Press Australia
197Professor Helen Christensen AO
198Post Newspaper
199Dr Lilijana Gorringe
200Name Withheld
201Ms Toni Hassan
202Arts Law Centre of Australia
203TikTok Australia
204Fremantle Herald
205NSW Government
206Triple P International
207Ms Emma Mason
208Name Withheld
209Name Withheld
210Name Withheld
211Name Withheld
212Rethinking the Brain
213Mr Andrew Roffey
214Mr Paul Tomolowicz
215ReachOut Youth Advocates
216LyveSocial
217News Corp Australia
218Name Withheld
219Food for Health Alliance
220Mr Will Norris
Additional Information
1Additional information received from Beyond Blue on 4 October 2024.
Answers to Questions on Notice
1Professor Terry Flew, answer to a question taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 28 June 2024, received 4 July 2024.
2Australian Communications and Media Authority, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 21 June 2024, received 4 July 2024.
3Attorney-General's Department, answer to a question taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 2 July 2024, received 4 July 2024.
4Private Media, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Zoe Daniel MP, received 3 July 2024.
5Local & Independent News Association, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Zoe Daniel MP, received 10 July 2024.
6Attorney-General's Department, answer to a written question on notice from Ms Zoe Daniel MP, received 12 July 2024.
7Public Interest Journalism Initiative, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 28 June 2024, received 12 July 2024.
8Department of the Treasury, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 25 June 2024, received 15 July 2024.
9Google Australia and New Zealand, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 28 June 2024, received 17 July 2024.
10Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 21 June 2024, received 21 July 2024.
11Attorney-General's Department, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Zoe Daniel MP, received 23 July 2024.
12Attorney-General's Department, answers to written questions on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 23 July 2024.
13Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, answer to a question taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 2 July 2024, received 23 July 2024.
14Meta, answers to written questions on notice and questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 28 June 2024, received 26 July 2024.
15Snap Inc, answers to written questions on notice and questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 28 June 2024, received 26 July 2024.
16Google Australia and New Zealand, answers to written questions on notice, received 26 July 2024.
17TikTok Australia, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Kate Thwaites MP, received 27 July 2024.
18Department of the Treasury, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 25 June 2024, received 31 July 2024.
19TikTok Australia, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Zoe McKenzie MP, received 31 July 2024.
20TikTok Australia, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 28 June 2024, received 31 July 2024.
21Attorney-General's Department, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Zoe Daniel MP, received 1 August 2024.
22TikTok Australia, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Zoe McKenzie MP, received 1 August 2024.
23TikTok Australia, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Zoe McKenzie MP, received 23 August 2024.
24Meta, answers to written questions on notice and questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 4 September 2024, received 24 September 2024.
25The Heads Up Alliance, answers to written questions on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 2 October 2024.
26The Age Verification Providers Association, answers to written questions on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 3 October 2024.
27Dr Zac Seidler, answers to written questions on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 8 October 2024.
28Ms Toni Hassan, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Susan Templeman MP, received 11 October 2024.
29Catholic School Parents WA, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Susan Templeman MP and Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 14 October 2024.
30The Heads Up Alliance, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Zoe McKenzie MP, received 14 October 2024.
31The Heads Up Alliance, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Susan Templeman MP, received 14 October 2024.
32Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 30 September 2024 and written questions on notice from Ms Sharon Claydon MP, received 14 October 2024.
33International Justice Mission Australia, answers to written questions on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 14 October 2024.
34Australian Parents Council, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Susan Templeman MP and Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 14 October 2024.
35CyberCX, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Sharon Claydon MP and Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 14 October 2024.
36Newshounds by Squiz Kids, answers to written questions on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 15 October 2024.
37ReachOut, Beyond Blue, and Black Dog Institute, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Zoe Daniel MP and Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 15 October 2024.
38headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Zoe Daniel MP and Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 15 October 2024.
39Ms Toni Hassan, answers to written questions on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 15 October 2024.
40batyr, answers to written questions on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 15 October 2024.
41Orygen, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Zoe Daniel MP and Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 15 October 2024.
42Responsible Wagering Australia, answer to a written question on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 16 October 2024.
43The Y, answer to a written question on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 23 October 2024.
44ReachOut, answer to a question on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 18 October 2024.
45Media Diversity Australia, answer to a question taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 30 September 2024 and written questions on notice from Ms Sharon Claydon MP, received 21 October 2024.
46Movember, answer to a written question on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 22 October 2024.
47Alannah & Madeline Foundation, answer to a written question on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 22 October 2024.
48Black Dog Institute, answer to a written question on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 23 October 2024.
49Beyond Blue, answer to a written question on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 23 October 2024.
50The Daily Aus, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Sharon Claydon MP, received 23 October 2024.
51batyr, answer to a question on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 23 October 2024.
52Department of Home Affairs, answers to questions taken on notice at a public hearing in Canberra on 1 October 2024, received 24 October 2024.
53headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation, answer to a written question on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 25 October 2024.
54Suicide Prevention Australia, answer to a written question on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 25 October 2024.
55Alcohol Change Australia, answer to a written question on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 29 October 2024.
56Butterfly Foundation, answer to a written question on notice from Mr Andrew Wallace MP, received 6 November 2024.
57eSafety Youth Council, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Sharon Claydon MP, received 6 November 2024.
58ReachOut Youth Advocates, answers to written questions on notice from Ms Sharon Claydon MP, received 6 November 2024.
Media Releases
1Inquiry into social media impacts on Australian society holds first public hearings
2Social media inquiry holds further public hearings
Tabled Documents
1Office of the eSafety Commissioner, opening statement given by Mrs Julie Inman Grant, Commissioner, at a public hearing in Canberra on 21 June 2024.
2Digital Publishers Alliance, opening statement given by Mr Tim Duggan, Chair, at a public hearing in Canberra on 21 June 2024.
3Public Interest Journalism Initiative, opening statement given by Ms Anna Draffin, Chief Executive Officer, at a public hearing in Canberra on 28 June 2024.
4Tattarang, opening statement given by Mr Bruce Meagher, Head of Public Affairs, at a public hearing in Canberra on 28 June 2024.
5Per Capita's Centre of the Public Square, opening statement given by Mr Peter Lewis, Founder, at a public hearing in Canberra on 10 July 2024.
6Australian Gaming and Screens Alliance, opening statement given by Professor Wayne Warburton, Chair, at a public hearing in Canberra on 10 July 2024.
7Broadsheet Media, opening statement given by Mr Nick Shelton, Founder & Publisher, at a public hearing in Canberra on 10 July 2024.
8Collective Shout, opening statement given by Ms Melinda Tankard Reist, Movement Director, at a public hearing in Canberra on 10 July 2024.
9Butterfly Foundation, opening statement given by Dr Sarah Squire, Head of Knowledge, Research & Policy, at a public hearing in Canberra on 10 July 2024.
10Meta, opening statement given by Ms Antigone Davis, Vice President & Global Head of Safety, at a public hearing in Canberra on 4 September 2024.
11National Women's Safety Alliance, opening statement given by Ms Katherine Berney, Executive Director, at a public hearing in Canberra on 30 September 2024.
12Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, opening statement given by Ms Karen Percy, Media Federal President, at a public hearing in Canberra on 30 September 2024.
13Catholic School Parents WA, opening statement given by Mrs Siobhan Allen, Executive Director, at a public hearing in Canberra on 30 September 2024.
14International Justice Mission Australia, opening statement given by Mr David Braga, Chief Executive Officer, at a public hearing in Canberra on 30 September 2024.
15CyberCX, opening statement given by Mr Jordan Newnham, Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, Brand and Policy, at a public hearing in Canberra on 30 September 2024.
16The Age Verification Providers Association, opening statement given by Mr Iain Corby, Executive Director, at a public hearing in Canberra on 30 September 2024.
17batyr, Beyond Blue, Black Dog Institute, headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation, Orygen, and ReachOut, joint opening statement given by Mr Ben Bartlett, Director of Government Relations and Communications, ReachOut, at a public hearing in Canberra on 1 October 2024.
18batyr, opening statement given by Ms Abi Cooper, Youth Advocacy Lead, at a public hearing in Canberra on 1 October 2024.
19Professor Selena Bartlett, opening statement given at a public hearing in Canberra on 1 October 2024.
20Dr Zac Seidler, opening statement given at a public hearing in Canberra on 1 October 2024.
21Newshounds by Squizkids, opening statement given by Mr Bryce Corbett, Director, at a public hearing in Canberra on 1 October 2024.
22Dr Timothy Graham, opening statement given at a public hearing in Canberra on 1 October 2024.
23Dr Tanya Notley, opening statement given at a public hearing in Canberra on 1 October 2024.
24Department of Home Affairs, opening statement given by Ms Jeni Whalan, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Community Cohesion, at a public hearing in Canberra on 1 October 2024.