Parents and carers play a vital role in helping children learn to navigate online spaces safely, in a way that allows them to maximise the benefits and minimise the risks of being online. This report describes research exploring the online lives of children aged 3 to 10 through the perspectives of their parents and carers.

Children today are growing up online. This report offers a snapshot of how children aged 10 to 17 in Australia are navigating it. The report explores children’s online participation; the impact of online participation on children; behaviours that may increase exposure to online harm; and strategies and sources of knowledge for keeping safe online.

This research explores parents’ and caregivers’ digital parenting practices, including the strategies they use to help keep their children safe online. In an increasingly digital world parents and caregivers play a vital role in supporting children to safely navigate online spaces, even with the social media age restrictions now in effect.

A status report highlighting what is known to date about the implementation of the Social Media Minimum Age obligation since it took effect. It shows there has been some progress in the first three months, including large scale account removals. However, insights from a range of sources show major gaps remain.

This report provides early insights into children's experiences of Australia's social media age restrictions from the perspective of parents and carers. Despite overall reductions in account ownership, a substantial proportion of children under 16 retained accounts on age‑restricted platforms. Platform‑led deactivation was the main reason children no longer had accounts on age‑restricted social media platforms.