Appendix 2Public hearings
Friday 21 June 2024
Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House
Canberra
Nine Entertainment
Mr Mike Sneesby, Chief Executive Officer
News Corp Australia
Mr Michael Miller, Executive Chairman
Seven West Media
Mr Jeffrey Howard, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (via videoconference)
Ms Catriona Lowe, Deputy Chair
Ms Heidi Snell, A/g Executive General Manager, National Anti-Scam Centre
Ms Kate Reader, General Manager, Digital Platforms Branch
Australian Community Media
Mr Anthony Kendall, Managing Director
Country Press Australia
Mr Andrew Schreyer, President
Mr Peter Kennedy, Executive Director
Digital Publishers Alliance (via videoconference)
Mr Tim Duggan, Chair
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Ms Nerida O'Loughlin, Chair and Agency Head
Ms Rochelle Zurnamer, A/g General Manager, Content Division
Office of the eSafety Commissioner (via videoconference)
Mrs Julie Inman Grant, Commissioner
Mr Toby Dagg, General Manager, Regulatory
Mrs Kathryn King, General Manager, Technology and Strategy
Tuesday 25 June 2024
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra
Department of the Treasury
Mr Tony McDonald, Assistant Secretary, Competition and Consumer Branch
Mr Adrian Russell, Director, News Media Bargaining Code Taskforce
Friday 28 June 2024
Committee Room 1R4
Parliament House
Canberra
Meta (via videoconference)
Ms Antigone Davis, Vice President & Global Head of Safety
Ms Mia Garlick, Regional Director of Policy, Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand & Pacific Islands
Snap Inc. (via videoconference)
Mr Henry Turnbull, Head of Public Policy, APAC
TikTok Australia (via videoconference)
Ms Ella Woods-Joyce, Director of Public Policy
Google (via videoconference)
Ms Lucinda Longcroft, Director, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Australia and New Zealand
Ms Rachel Lord, Senior Manager, Government Relations & Public Policy, YouTube
Public Interest Journalism Initiative
Ms Anna Draffin, Chief Executive Officer
Tattarang
Mr Bruce Meagher, Head of Public Affairs
Mr Simon Clarke, Senior Litigation Counsel
Local and Independent News Association (via videoconference)
Ms Claire Stuchbery, Executive Director
Private Media Pty Ltd (via videoconference)
Mr Will Hayward, Chief Executive Officer
Professor Lyria Bennett Moses, Faculty of Law and Justice, UNSW Sydney (via videoconference)
Dr Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, La Trobe University (via videoconference)
Mr Terry Flew, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney (via videoconference)
Dr Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate, The University of Sydney (via videoconference)
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
Attorney-General's Department
Ms Elizabeth Brayshaw, First Assistant Secretary, Integrity Frameworks Division
Ms Alice Linacre, First Assistant Secretary, Courts, Tribunals, and Commercial Division
Ms Catherine Fitch, Assistant Secretary, Privacy Reform Taskforce
Ms Jenna Priestly, Assistant Secretary, Commercial and Copyright Law Branch
Ms Sophie Bentwood, Director, Electronic Surveillance Section
Ms Ashley Katz, Director, Child Protection International Partnerships
Mr Nathan Whiteman, Director, Cybercrime, Child Abuse Policy and Engagement Section
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Mr James Chisholm, Deputy Secretary, Communications and Media
Ms Bridget Gannon, A/g First Assistant Secretary, Online Safety, Media and Platforms
Mr Andrew Hyles, Assistant Secretary, Platform and News
Mr Andrew Irwin, Assistant Secretary, Online Safety
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
Reset.Tech Australia (via videoconference)
Ms Alice Dawkins, Executive Director
Dr Rys Farthing, Director of Research & Policy
Per Capita’s Centre of the Public Square (via videoconference)
Mr Peter Lewis, Founder
Mr Jordan Guiao, Director of Responsible Technology
Digital Rights Watch (via videoconference)
Ms Elizabeth O'Shea, Chair
Australian Gaming and Screens Alliance (via videoconference)
Professor Wayne Warburton, Chair
Mr Brad Marshall, Director
Mamamia
Mr Jason Lavigne, Executive Chairman
Mrs Natalie Harvey, Chief Executive Officer
Broadsheet Media (via videoconference)
Mr Nick Shelton, Founder & Publisher
The Conversation Media Group
Ms Lisa Watts, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Officer
Collective Shout
Ms Melinda Tankard Reist, Movement Director
Butterfly Foundation (via videoconference)
Dr Sarah Squire, Head of Knowledge, Research & Policy
Ms Melissa Wilton, Head of Communications & Engagement
Eating Disorders Families Australia
Ms Jane Rowan, Executive Director
Daniel Morcombe Foundation (via videoconference)
Ms Tracey McAsey, General Manager
Alannah & Madeline Foundation (via videoconference)
Ms Sarah Davies AM, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Jessie Mitchell, Advocacy Manager
Dolly’s Dream (via videoconference)
Ms Genevieve Fraser, Advisory Board Member
CHOICE (via videoconference)
Ms Rosie Thomas, Director of Campaigns
Consumer Policy Research Centre (via videoconference)
Ms Chandni Gupta, Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Digital Policy Director
Wednesday 4 September 2024
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra
Meta
Ms Antigone Davis, Vice President & Global Head of Safety
Ms Mia Garlick, Regional Director, Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand & Pacific Islands
Monday 30 September 2024
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
National Women's Safety Alliance
Ms Katherine Berney, Executive Director
Media Diversity Australia
Mrs Mariam Veiszadeh, Chief Executive Officer
Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance
Ms Lilia Anderson, Research and Policy Lead
Mr Paul Davies, Campaigns Director
Ms Karen Percy, Media Federal President
The Daily Aus (via videoconference)
Mr Sam Koslowski, Co-Founder
Ms Zara Seidler, Co-Founder
Australian Parents Council
Ms Karen Robertson, Executive Board Member
Catholic School Parents WA (via videoconference)
Mrs Siobhan Allen, Executive Director
The Heads Up Alliance
Mr Dany Elachi, Co-Founder
Mr Ali Halkic, Member
Ms Toni Hassan and Mr Oliver Martin, Private capacity
International Justice Mission Australia
Mr David Braga, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Grace Wong, Chief Advocacy Officer
CyberCX
Mr Jordan Newnham, Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, Brand and Policy
Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford (via videoconference)
Dr Andrew Przybylski, Professor of Human Behaviour and Technology
The Age Verification Providers Association
Mr Iain Corby, Executive Director
Tuesday 1 October 2024
Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra
batyr
Ms Katie Acheson, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Abi Cooper, Youth Advocacy Lead
Beyond Blue
Ms Georgie Harman, Chief Executive Officer
Black Dog Institute (via videoconference)
Dr Aliza Werner-Seidler, Associate Professor and Program Lead, Adolescent Mental Health
Dr Sandersan Onie, Research Fellow
headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation
Ms Vikki Ryall, Chief Clinical Officer (via videoconference)
Ms Nicola Palfrey, Head of Clinical Leadership
Orygen (via videoconference)
Dr Louise La Sala, Research Fellow, Suicide Prevention Unit
ReachOut
Mr Ben Bartlett, Director of Government Relations and Communications
Professor Selena Bartlett, Private capacity
Dr Zac Seidler, Private capacity
Newshounds by Squizkids
Mr Bryce Corbett, Director
Mrs Christy Hutt, Private capacity
Dr Michael Dezuanni, Private capacity
Dr Timothy Graham, Private capacity
Dr Amanda Levido (via videoconference), Private capacity
Dr Tanya Notley (via videoconference), Private capacity
Department of Home Affairs
Ms Jeni Whalan, First Assistant Secretary, Office of Community Cohesion (via videoconference)
Attorney-General's Department
Ms Alice Linacre, First Assistant Secretary, Courts, Tribunals and Commercial Division
Ms Celeste Moran, First Assistant Secretary, Integrity Frameworks Division
Mr Parker Reeve, Assistant Secretary, High Tech Crimes Branch
Ms Megan Graham, Assistant Secretary, National Office for Child Safety
Ms Tracy Grzadka, A/g Assistant Secretary, Privacy Reform Taskforce
Ms Virginia Jay, Director, Privacy Reform Taskforce
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Ms Bridget Gannon, A/g First Assistant Secretary, Media Policy Division
Ms Sarah Vandenbroek, First Assistant Secretary, Digital Platforms, Safety and Classifications Division
Mr Andrew Irwin, Assistant Secretary, Online Safety Branch
Mr Sam Kursar, A/g Assistant Secretary, Digital Platforms, International and Policy Branch
Wednesday 2 October 2024
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
6 News Australia (via videoconference)
Mr Leonardo Puglisi, Founder & Chief Anchor
30 October 2024
Committee Room 1S4
Parliament House
Canberra
eSafety Youth Council (via videoconference)
Arjun
Raghunaath
Mr Nhat Minh Hoang
ReachOut Youth Advocates (via videoconference)
Mr Sina Aghamofid
Mr William Cook
Ms Layla Wang