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NetAlert is the Australian Government’s online safety program, set up to protect Australian families online. NetAlert is part of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
NetAlert provides practical advice on internet safety, parental control and filters for the protection of children, students and families. It offers information on the issues, risks and dangers associated with using the internet, and advice on how to minimise risks, avoid problems and use the internet safely and responsibly. NetAlert works closely with other government and state agencies, the internet industry and community organisations to promote internet safety.
NetAlert can show you how to make the internet safer for your family. Its primary objective is promoting a safer internet experience. NetAlert provides advice on a whole range of internet safety options—free guidance, information and resources designed to help you develop your own family safety strategy.
This guide provides parents and carers with advice, information and the tools to keep children safe when using the internet, as well as empowering children who use the internet. It considers what children are doing on the internet according to their age, the dangers associated with using the internet and the strategies parents and carers can use to minimise risks.
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