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Internet Bureaucrats Protect Us Against Everything Except Online Crime

Australians are particularly susceptible to online scams, despite having a full swathe of internet safety regulators.
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Internet Bureaucrats Protect Us Against Everything Except Online Crime
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Graham Young
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Australia is a trailblazer in online safety, after all, we were first in the world in 2015 to establish an eSafety Commission—right?

Graham Young
Graham Young
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Graham Young is the executive director of the Australian Institute for Progress. He is the editor and founder of OnlineOpinion.com.au and has conducted qualitative polling on Australian politics since 2001. Mr. Young has contributed to The Australian newspaper, The Australian Financial Review, and is a regular on ABC Radio Brisbane.
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