We don’t understand eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant. She was handed powers to regulate the internet but apart from overseeing increases in the eSafety office’s budget and increased staffing levels, what has been done? Most recently, she has rejected plans put forward by the industry to make online messaging services, dating apps and multiplayer games[Read More]
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Kindness Factory: How to be more KIND
Kindness Factory founder Kath Koschel shows the benefits of being KIND. How 16 acrs of kindness a week give us strength and improve our lives. HOW TO BE MORE KIND Catherine Lambert Increased productivity, better health, greater self-esteem, and mental clarity are some of the benefits of kindness, experts say. Kindness Factory founder Kath Koschel[Read More]
Online Safety Youth Advisory Council
Australians will have a direct voice to the Australian Federal Government to help fight online bullying and harassment. Scott Morrison will establish new youth council to help with his war against online bullies Prime Minister Scott Morrison says young people know better than anyone a ‘plain ugly’ problem exists in Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison[Read More]
SAS Australia: Bullying TV
We have no issue with fly-on-the-wall television or the basic concept of pushing people through physical and psychological challenges but we do take issue with the ritualistic bullying and yelling. It’s facsinating that the producers believe people can be motivated by anger, insult, degradation, yelling, verbal abuse, criticism and rude commentary. Is this truly how[Read More]
Online Safety Act: New Fines for Social Media & Tech Giants
Rules tighten over online nasties SOCIAL media and big tech will be required to protect online users from cyber-bullies and “digital lynch mobs” or face being named, shamed and fined. Providers will also be required to take greater steps to prevent children accessing R18+ content, stopping the use of non-consensual intimate images and tackling the[Read More]
Project Ari: Podcast
The Stop it at the Start campaign is proud to partner with NOVA Entertainment to deliver Project ARI, a new podcast to help kids understand the importance of respect. Follow the story of 10-year-old Ari, who’s the world’s first artificial intelligence prototype, as he tries to wrap his ‘data brain’ around the human experience. This series is[Read More]
Kind July 2023
One pledge of one act of kindness by each of us would be 25 million acts of kindness in Australia. Pledge your kindness today.. Sign the pledge In a world where you can be anything A message from Ralph… As many know, this campaign is very personal to me as both of my sons, Thomas[Read More]
Trolls & Social Media Face Huge Fines in Australia
Trolls and social media platforms face huge fines in Australia for failing to remove abuse material. Australian internet service providers, social media companies and other online platforms will need to remove severely harmful, abusive or bullying content within 24 hours or risk being blocked and fined $555,000 under the federal government’s proposed online safety legislation.[Read More]
New Study: Years 3 to 8 – Frequent, Violent Bullying
ONE in three pupils in years 3 to 8 are subject to frequent, violent bullying at school, a new study has found. While boys bully less as they age, bullying among girls can persist at high levels into secondary school, according to research from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. In the study, 1239 students from[Read More]
Beacon – Cyber Safety App
Telethon Kids Institute and Bankwest are proud to deliver Beacon – a cyber safety educational app designed to keep parents and carers up to date with trusted, tailored information, to help keep their kids safe online. Beacon is designed specifically for parents as a personalised, one-stop-shop for reliable information about the online world. It arms[Read More]
Australian’s the world’s worst bullies
Extremely disappointing to read in 2020 that Australian children are among the world’s worst bullies. The only way forward is generational change.. KINDNESS! Australian Bullies are world’s WORST Australian kids are among the world’s worst bullies, with one in 10 teenagers bashed or pushed at school. Thirty per cent of Australian high school students are[Read More]
Tones And I Opens Up About “Relentless Bullying”
Tones And I Opens Up About “Relentless Bullying” And Death Threats Just Days After ARIAs Sweep From the outside, Tones and I is having the year of her life. From her certified bop Dance Monkey hitting number one on Spotify to sweeping the ARIA Awards this week, it’s been a huge year for the singer[Read More]
PJ Harding vs Tayla Harris | fight against online bullying
See PJ In The Ring With Tayla Harris PJ Harding is getting in the ring with AFLW star Tayla Harris to fight against online bullying on September 5 supported by Dandenong Hyundai. Watch it live on Jase & PJ’s Facebook at 7:30pm Thursday 5th of September. Dandenong Hyundai, they’re about more than just the best[Read More]
New Social Media Anti-Bullying Laws
Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media giants are likely to face federal laws aimed at stamping out online bullying, revenge porn and child sexual abuse material after a review found current legislation was “out of date” and “inconsistent”. A charter to be handed to social media giants and internet service providers, a draft of which[Read More]
Cyberbully Safe Charter
The Morrison Government will announce a new charter designed to stop cyberbullies and keep children safe online. Squarely aimed at Facebook, the charter includes demands to remove harmful and illegal content and meet high standards of safety. PM’s $17m plan to clean up internet SOCIAL media giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter have been put on[Read More]
Siblings endured bullies
This article is from the November 4, 2018 issue of The Herald Sun Digital Edition. IN films, the stalker is typically a shadowy figure who lurks in bushes or stealthily tip-toes behind their prey. But with children now spending more time in “online playgrounds” , through phone apps and social media, parents are finding it[Read More]
Stalking Epidemic
This article is from the November 4, 2018 issue of The Herald Sun Digital Edition. CHILDREN as young as 10 are being investigated by police for stalking, as cyber-bullying crosses the line into criminal conduct. Victoria Police have been called in to investigate 500 reports of the stalking of children in the past three years,[Read More]
Parents Believe Children Have Been Cyberbullied
More parents than ever before believe their children have been cyberbullied. An international IPSOS survey found 19 per cent of Australian parents noticed their child had experienced some form of cyberbullying — a 6 per cent increase since 2011. The Global Views on Cyberbullying report compiled data from more than 20,000 parents worldwide, and shows that[Read More]
Facebook and Instagram Launch Project Rockit
Social media services Facebook and its Instagram offshoot have announced a $1m partnership with online safety organisation, Project Rockit in an initiative to reduce online bullying. Project Rockit, founded by Melbourne sisters Rosie and Lucy Thomas in 2006, runs face-to-face and online workshops teaching young people strategies to improve the digital world. Lucy Thomas said[Read More]
Anti-Cyberbullying Taskforce report
Today, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will release the Anti-Cyberbullying Taskforce report. Kids Helpline is reminding Australian media that free phone and online counselling service Kids Helpline is available to children and young people across Australia. Monday, 15 October 2018 Media Alert Cyberbullying help available 24/7 In light of the Queensland Premier’s pending release of the[Read More]
Online trolls and cyberbullies in NSW face up to five years in jail under law change
Laws will be strengthened to protect people from cyberbullying and online trolling and keep up with changes to technology, the New South Wales Government has announced. The changes aim to address an emerging trend of offenders threatening and harassing victims online through social media. Those who stalk or intimidate using modern technology will face a[Read More]
Buddy Run
The Alannah & Madeline Foundation will host its inaugural Buddy Run, at Alexandra Gardens in Melbourne on Sunday October 21, 2018. The one kilometre anti-bullying fun run is an all-inclusive event and the day will also include exciting activities and entertainment for the whole family. All funds raised will help the Alannah & Madeline Foundation[Read More]
Calls For Social Media Safety Ratings
Social media platforms and online games should be given a star safety rating system, advocates say, as the rates of cyber-bullying among teenagers have almost doubled. Youth advocacy group ReachOut has called for the ACCC or the Office of the eSafety Commissioner to rate and monitor online services such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, You-Tube and[Read More]
My Child Is A Bully
We talk about ways to deal with a child being bullied but what about if your child is the bully. This excellent article by Amy Hall appeared in Herald Sun talks about the subject: your child is bullying others and what to do about it. How to identify if your child is bullying others and[Read More]
No matter where you go, you can’t escape it: the real cost of school and online bullying
Sunday Night – 5 August 2018 | Channel 7 Sunday Night believes that bullying – in schools and online – is an important issue. It’s resonated with a lot of parents and children out there, and many of you have already shared your experiences with us. No matter where you go, you can’t escape it:[Read More]
Bullies put on notice: Zero Tolerance
This article from The Herald Sun reports the Victoria Liberal Party plan to get tough at school by introducing a “zero tolerance approach to bullying in schools. Somewhat disappointing, a statement put out by James Melino (Labour) maintains a “zero tolerance approach already exists yet hundreds of cases were called into 3AW Neil Mitchell program.[Read More]
eSafety Commissioner
The Office of the eSafety Commissioner is committed to empowering all Australians to have safer, more positive experiences online. The Office was established in 2015 with a mandate to coordinate and lead the online safety efforts across government, industry and the not-for profit community. esafety.gov.au Report Cyberbullying I need help with cyberbullying, report it! Report cyberbullying[Read More]
Bully Zero Ball 2018
The Bully Zero Annual Charity Ball will take place on 13 October 2018 at Peninsula, Docklands, Melbourne. All proceeds will benefit Bully Zero, an organisation that exists to protect and empower Australians to live fulfilling lives free from all forms of bullying. Performances include: Kate Ceberano Tim Campbell Thomas Currie United Dance Industry We hope[Read More]
Schoolyard Loneliness Solution: Buddy Bench
This article caught our eye and while it won’t stop bullying, it may just bring children closer together. Buddy Bench: ends schoolyard loneliness It’s a simple solution to the age-old schoolyard problem of loneliness. When a student at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Primary School (Melbourne) feels isolated they wander over to the rainbow[Read More]
IKEA’s Anti Bullying Video
IKEA’s Anti Bullying Video Uses Plants To Make A Point About How We Talk To Each Other I can still hear my mother’s age-old warning loud and clear in my mind: “If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” Like most children, I didn’t exactly have much of a filter growing[Read More]
Instagram now filters out bullying comments
Starting today, Instagram will hide anything intended to ‘harass or upset’ users. Instagram has launched an update that filters out bullying comments. Instagram 44.0 for iOS now filters out bullying comments intended to harass or upset people in the Instagram community. “Our Community Guidelines have always prohibited bullying on our platform and this is the[Read More]
Latest Bullying News on Google
Bullying never stops and neither does the news. Here are the stories making headlines Bullying Headlines [wp-rss-aggregator source=”350″]
ThinkUKnow
ThinkUKnow was started in the United Kingdom by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and was developed for Australian audiences by the AFP in 2009. The program is a partnership between the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Microsoft Australia, Datacom and the Commonwealth Bank, and is delivered in collaboration with New South Wales Police Force,[Read More]
Poll: Bullying on Social Media
We’re interesting in discovering what APPS Australian teenagers are using. POLL: What APP is on your teenagers phone? Background Teenagers in America are using different APPS to teenagers here in Australia.
60 Minutes: Striking a nerve
Teenage tormentors no longer leave their taunts in the schoolyard. 60 Minutes Episode 11 included Striking a nerve, exposing the plight of victims and parents. Striking a nerve How far would you go to protect your child against bullies? Liz Hayes investigates Australia’s bullying crisis. View Here There’s no question that bullying is shameful behaviour[Read More]
Stay Kind
Stay Kind promotes the prevention of harm to our youth, from self-harm to suicide. In particular, prevention of harm as a result of bullying, hazing & violence. Kindness is the true currency of humanity. Each and everyone of us benefits when giving or receiving an act of kindness. As a youth centric organisation we see[Read More]
PM Malcolm Turnbull writes to every school in Australia asking them to join fight against bullying
Mr Turnbull was deeply affected by the recent death of Northern Territory teenager Amy “Dolly” Everett, who took her own life after she was bullied online. Mr Turnbull sent the letters to all schools to urge them to get involved in this month’s national day of action against bullying to try to prevent similar tragedies*.[Read More]
Call to ban smartphones in schools
Call to ban smartphones in schools to prevent cyberbullying and improve students’ focus on learning AUSTRALIA’S Federal Education Minister has called for smartphones to be banned in classrooms. Senator Simon Birmingham made the call this week as figures show half of children were victim to cyberbullies in the past year. Cyberbullying is when children are[Read More]
Dolly’s Dream
Once again we have lost another beautiful soul to bullying. In the face of their tragic loss, the brave family of Amy “Dolly” Everett have established a trust called “Dolly’s Dream” to raise awareness of bullying, anxiety, depression, and youth suicide, and on social media had been using the hashtags #stopbullyingnow and #doitforDolly. Cyber-bullying campaign launched[Read More]
You’re Worthless – Bullying in School in 2017
It’s Lisa’s heartwrenching story about her daughter, a victim of bullying in 2017 that must make us all think about how we can bring to an end heartless bullying in Australia. How can we help Lisa and her daughter overcome the bullies, the bullying, the stigma, the outdated attitudes of the school and it’s staff?[Read More]
Bullies target physical appearance, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation
Bullies target physical appearance, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation – UN reports “School violence and bullying is a grave violation of the right to education,” said Irina Bokova, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the agency that oversaw the report and co-organized an international symposium on the subject now underway in[Read More]
Enhancing Online Safety for Children ACT 2015
Children can now complain to a specific federal body if they are cyber-bullied. Passed in early 2015, the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act established a Children’s eSafety Commissioner, a complaints system for reporting cyber-bullying material aimed at an Australian child and a two-tiered system for rapid removal of cyber-bullying material from large social-media services.[Read More]
Two-thirds of young people say they have been bullied
Two-thirds of young people in more than 18 countries say they have been bullied – UNICEF poll About 97 per cent of young people believe that bullying is a pervasive problem in their communities, and two-thirds say they have been bullied, a new survey conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and their partners[Read More]
Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network
The Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN) allows secure online reporting of online crimes. The Commonwealth, state and territory governments policing initiative also helps people to recognise and avoid common cybercrimes. ACORN educates and advises about common cybercrime, such as hacking, online scams, online fraud, identity theft and attacks on computer systems, and advises victims.[Read More]
Facebook Post Reports
Facebook has rolled out suicide prevention and support tools for vulnerable users and their concerned family and friends. Suicide prevention organisations in Australia have applauded the move. The social media network – which has almost 1.4 billion users worldwide – announced the feature at a conference in California on Thursday. The update allows users to[Read More]
Victims = 1 | Bullies = 0
I am not a violent or aggressive person but I applauded the reaction of this poor bullied victim who could take the bullying no longer. The victim was tolerant, restrained and patient until enough was enough. Strike one against the bullies of this world! The poor bullied boy had endured enough and returns the favour.[Read More]
Charlotte’s Law
Charlotte’s Law – Tougher Cyber Bullying Legislation The world lost a beautiful soul on February 22nd 2014. A soul that could light up an empty room, a soul that dreamed of the best. Charlotte Dawson, 47, took her own life. The circumstances surrounding her death are not yet known, however it was publicly known Charlotte[Read More]
When schoolyard bullies don’t grow up
I started to feel anxious. I found it harder and harder to sleep and I lost my appetite. THE THINGS WE DON’T USUALLY TALK ABOUT Bill Masters* witnessed years of cruelty as a teacher, only to become a victim himself. Iwas a high school teacher for more than 25 years. I taught in four schools[Read More]
Workplace Bullying Complaints Sour in Australia
Bullying complaints could swamp the Australian Fair Work Commission when it begins hearing cases in January 2014 because the Gillard government did not apply adequate methods to filter out dubious or unsuitable claims, a workplace academic says. And a corporate law firm has warned businesses they need to take steps to ensure they do not[Read More]
Disconnect | Cyber-Bullying Film
We saw this excellent film on the weekend which highlights cyber-bullying amoungst other issues related to use of the internet. It has to be said it is a dark film as director Henry Alex Rubin explores the destructive potential of the internet. The cyber-bullying involves an introverted teenage goth, when he becomes the victim of a[Read More]
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