Australian government launches Anti-Bullying Rapid Review following rise in online harassment

The Australian federal government has initiated an Anti-Bullying Rapid Review in response to escalating reports of cyberbullying and online harassment affecting school-aged children across the country. The review, announced by the Department of Education, will examine the effectiveness of existing frameworks including the National Framework for values education in Australian schools and evaluate state-level implementation of anti-bullying policies, with findings expected to inform updated guidance for schools by early 2027.

Targeted real-time detection intercepts harm at the point of contact without requiring children to abandon digital platforms entirely. Guardii's anti-cyberbullying module identifies sustained targeting, escalation and coercive patterns in direct messages across Instagram, Snapchat, Discord, Roblox and other platforms, surfacing a child in distress to a parent or school professional before a crisis develops and enabling rapid escalation to the appropriate authority when warranted.