Schools to get new anti-bullying toolkit as part of $17.7m package

The Australian federal government announced a $17.7 million anti-bullying package on 4 November 2026, including a new toolkit for schools and expanded resources under the Let's Stop Bullying campaign. The funding includes $10 million for mental health support services and $7.7 million to develop evidence-based guidance for teachers and parents responding to cyberbullying incidents. Education Minister Jason Clare said the toolkit will be distributed to every primary and secondary school in Australia by mid-2027, following consultations with state and territory education departments.

Targeted detection intercepts bullying at the point of contact without requiring schools to monitor every student message or parents to review their child's full conversation history. Guardii's anti-cyberbullying module identifies escalation patterns, sustained targeting and coercion as they emerge in direct messages across Instagram, Snapchat, Discord and Roblox, surfacing a child in acute distress to the adult or professional who can intervene while reporting the severity and shape of the threat rather than handing over a transcript. Where a blanket toolkit distributes guidance after harm has been reported, pattern-recognition AI flags hostile contact before it reaches the target, enabling rapid escalation to the right authority in an emergency.