cyberbullying
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Health and Wellbeing
Playground and cyber bullying increases
The eSafety commissioner has released data that found a 40 per cent jump in child bullying last year, with cyberbullying…
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Health and Wellbeing
Opinion: Addressing bullying and school-related stress
Unfortunately, bullying and school-related mental stress in its various forms are considered commonplace in our society. Despite current rhetoric around…
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Health and Wellbeing
Online bystanders more likely to become bullies: study
High schoolers who observe cyberbullying without intervening are more likely to become bullies themselves, new research has show. A new…
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Health and Wellbeing
Banning mobile phones doesn’t work, we need to educate kids better: podcast
High schools around the country have banned mobile phones to ensure students' wellbeing and learning outcomes, yet research shows it…
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In the News
Reports of image-based abuse more than double in young Australians
Australia’s independent online safety regulator received more than 1000 reports of image-based abuse in the first quarter of 2022, compared…
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In the News
Schools could take ‘troll’ parents to court
Victorian schools will have the authority to ban parents who engage in threatening behaviour online or in person, with a…
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Health and Wellbeing
Now more than ever, it’s vital that schools teach their pupils to be e-smart: Opinion
The educational, social and developmental benefits of digital technology are clear - especially in the midst of a global pandemic,…
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Health and Wellbeing
Start the chat about online safety
The eSafety Commissioner's national campaign, Online Safety Start the Chat, is asking parents, teachers and students across the country to…
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In the News
Expulsion ‘fast track’ in Victorian opposition’s anti-bullying plan draws ire
Three strikes and bullies are out, if principals say so. That’s one of the tenets of Victorian leader of the…
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Techguide
Parents ‘hands off’ with, ‘overwhelmed’ by cyberbullying
A survey of 200 Australian parents reveals what many already think about cyberbullying between kids: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. It's not that they don't…
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