ESafety Commissioner Gets Additional $10M Funding

Minister for Communications Paul Fletcher speaks during a press conference following a tour of the Sydney Coliseum Theatre at West HQ on June 25, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Matt Blyth/Getty Images

The Morrison government providing $10 million to further boost online safety through the eSafety Commissioner after seeing an explosion in internet usage.

Cyber Safety Minister Paul Fletcher says traffic over the NBN has increased by around 70 percent during the day with lots more people working and studying from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.