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Fact sheet: Online Safety Research Program

The Online Safety Research program will build a comprehensive and consistent evidence base to inform online safety policies and programs, and ensure that initiatives by Government and others have meaningful on-the-ground impact in protecting vulnerable Australians, particularly children. The program will run until 30 June 2023 at a cost of $3.8 million over five years.