While many Australians are celebrating Father's Day, it also marks the start of National Child Protection Week. This year, the Australian Federal Police has recruited some high-profile fathers to help spread their message. With the coronavirus pandemic forcing more kids online, reports of child exploitation have increased by 122% in just 12 months. "Last financial year, the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation received 21,000 reports of child exploitation material. That was compared t

Incidents of online child exploitation continue to steadily increase, and child safety on the Internet continues to diminish. The need for protection to ensure predators do not exploit children’s vulnerability has never been greater. Between September 22 and 26, 2025, 14 agencies from the Provincial Internet Child Exploitation Strategy focused on this area to help educate parents and children about self-exploitation online. Police spoke with 282 families and observed that the average age of the

Incidents of online child exploitation continue to steadily increase, and child safety on the Internet continues to diminish. The need for protection to ensure predators do not exploit children’s vulnerability has never been greater. Between September 22 and 26, 2025, 14 agencies from the Provincial Internet Child Exploitation Strategy focused on this area to help educate parents and children about self-exploitation online. Police spoke with 282 families and observed that the average age of the