Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses

Appendix 2Public hearings and witnesses

Wednesday 24 September 2025

Parliament House, Committee Room 2S3

Canberra

Digital Industry Group inc

Dr Jennifer Duxbury, Director Policy, Regulatory Affairs and Research

Ms Sunita Bose, Managing Director

Monday 13 October 2025

Committee Room 2S3

Parliament House

Canberra

YouTube

Ms Rachel Lord, Senior Manager , Government Affairs and Public Policy , YouTube AUNZ

Google

Ms Kate Charlet, Director for Privacy, Safety and Security

Ms Stefanee Lovett, Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy

Microsoft

Ms Elizabeth Thomas, Senior Director of Public Policy, Digital Safety

Mr Michael Golebiewski, Principal Product Manager

Ms Elizabeth Thomas, Senior Director of Public Policy, Digital Safety

Yahoo

Mr Logan Smith

Australia Child Rights Taskforce

Mr James McDougall, Co-Chair

Project Rockit

Ms Lucy Thomas OAM, Chief Executive Officer

Ms Caitlin Blanch, Member of National Youth Collective

Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation

Ms Nicola Palfrey, Head of Clinical Practice

Ms Caroline Thain, Manager of Clinical Advice and Governance

6 News

Mr Leo Puglisi, Founder and Chief Anchor

Youth Affairs Council of Victoria

Ms Laura Pettenuzzo, Executive Assistant to Head of Youth Disability Advocacy Service

Ms Lauren Frost, Advocacy Manager

Centre for Multicultural Youth

Ms Harini Kasthuriarachchi, Policy Officer

Ms Edmee Kenny, Senior Policy Advisor

Digital Rights Watch

Ms Elizabeth O'Shea, Chair

Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc.

Mr John Pane, Chair

Mr Andrew Scott, Secretary

CitizenGo

Mr Brian Marlow, Campaigner

Qoria

Mr Tim Levy, Founder, Managing Director

The Age Verification Providers Association

Mr Iain Corby, Executive Director

Tech Policy Design Institute

Ms Zoe Hawkins, Co-Founder & Deputy Executive Director

Ms Johanna Weaver, Co-Founder and Executive Director

Dr Rys Farthing, Private capacity

Office of the eSafety Commissioner

Ms Julie Inman Grant, Commissioner

Mr Richard Flemming, General Counsel

Ms Heidi Snell, A/g General Manager, Regulatory Operations

Ms Kelly Tallon, Executive Manager, Industry Compliance & Enforcement

Ms Chole Bennett, Manager – Industry Codes

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Ms Anthea Fell, Assistant Secretary, Online Safety Branch

Mr James Chisholm, Deputy Secretary, Communications and Media Group

Mr Nolan Noeng, Director, Online Safety Branch

Ms Sarah Vandenbroek, First Assistant Secretary, Digital Platforms, Safety and Classification Division

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Ms Carly Kind, Privacy Commissioner

Tuesday 28 October 2025

Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House

Canberra