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Evaluation of the Train the Trainer Program: Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Training for Frontline Workers in the Pacific

This report provides findings from an external evaluation of eSafety’s Train the Trainer Program. The program was conducted across three stages between November 2024 and December 2025.

Talking to machines: Children’s experiences with AI assistants and companions

This report provides findings from an online survey exploring children’s experiences with AI assistants and companions.

Social media age restrictions evaluation

eSafety has commenced a comprehensive evaluation of Australia’s world‑first Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) law to understand how the new obligation is working in practice – and what impact it is having on children and families.

Growing up online: Parenting young children in the digital age

This research explores the online lives of children aged 3 to 10 through the perspectives of their parents and carers. It draws on a national survey conducted in September 2025 with more than 2,000 parents and carers of young children in Australia.

The online experiences of children in Australia

eSafety’s Keeping Kids Safe Online survey explores the benefits, opportunities and risks that the online world offers children aged 10 to 17 years in Australia.

Under the new age restrictions: Early insights from Australian parents

This report highlights the findings of a pulse survey conducted around six weeks after the social media age restrictions came into effect on 10 December 2025.

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