 The Internet offers families a wealth of experiences that can be fun, educational and rewarding like visiting museums and libraries, playing games, communicating with other people all over the world, finding interesting facts, checking out new music, looking at pictures, or doing homework research. It will also change the world our children grow up in, and become increasingly important for their educational and job opportunities.
But, just as in the real world, there are some parts of the Internet that are not safe for children. As with other areas of life, children need guidance and supervision online. Often, the kind of rules we set for children on dealing with strangers, watching television, or buying magazines are also relevant online. This site is designed to help families get the best from the Internet while protecting children from the worst.
In Australia, movies, television and computer games are classified. Internet content is not. For information on proposed regulation click here for laws relevant to the Internet. |
