The Children’s Online Privacy Code in Australia will establish a set of guidelines to improve children’s privacy. This policy briefing explores a discussion held by academia and civil society in July 2025 around how the ‘likely to be accessed’ (LTBA) standard might be operationalised in the Code.

This policy paper outlines the big picture changes necessary to transform Australia’s digital regulation into systemic focussed legislation. In this update, the likely challenges for a comprehensive online safety package in Australia are further probed. The paper includes analysis on potential barriers to systems-driven online safety reforms, consideration of the Online Safety Act Review Report...

The Children’s Online Privacy Code is widely expected to address a range of privacy issues for children, including targeted advertising. This paper explores a discussion held by 21 experts from academia and civil society around how the Code might address targeted advertising.

This paper captures insights from a workshop with young people, all with lived experience in the out-of-home care system. It explores their perspectives on online privacy and aims to reflect their voices as authentically as possible. The briefing was shared with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to inform the development of the Children’s...

This paper presents insights from interviews with young people from migrant and diaspora backgrounds, conducted to inform the development of the Children’s Online Privacy Code. Prepared for the Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner, the briefing amplifies youth perspectives on digital privacy and highlights their priorities for policy reform.