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Julie Inman Grant, the Federal eSafety Commissioner, hinted at potentially leaving her role when her current term ends in early 2027 during a press conference in Brisbane. She discussed the challenges of regulating large tech companies compared to smaller regulatory bodies like hers and highlighted new grants totaling $3.5 million aimed at combating technology-facilitated abuse, particularly against women and children.

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Julie Inman Grant, the Federal eSafety Commissioner, hinted at possibly leaving her role when her term ends in early 2027 during a press conference in Brisbane. The commissioner announced new grants totaling $3.5 million aimed at equipping women and girls with knowledge to combat tech-facilitated abuse. Inman Grant noted that she has served since January 2017, under the leadership of then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, and was reappointed in 2022. She emphasized the need for new leadership as digital duty of care regulations evolve but confirmed no plans to regulate AI chatbots within Australia’s social media ban for those under 16 years old.

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“Unfortunately, that is spilling over into real-world harms.” The projects will have $3.5 million invested in them to equip women and girls with knowledge and skills to recognise, prevent and respond to tech-facilitated abuse.

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🔮 Federal eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has suggested she might not stay in the role when her term ends at the beginning of 2027.

2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald

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Federal eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has suggested she might not stay in the role when her term ends at the beginning of 2027. uncertain

term → suggest → 2027

She made the comment in Brisbane on Wednesday morning, at a press conference announcing new grants to combat abuse facilitated through digital technology. “I think 10 years is a long time,” Inman Grant told reporters. asserted

Grant → make → reporters

“With this new digital duty of care and this new era coming about, I think it will be great to have new leadership. asserted

it → come → leadership

“My focus now is to achieve as much as I can with the runway I have, and to make sure I leave the eSafety Commission team and office in the best-possible hands for the next leader. asserted

I → achieve → leader

Inman Grant confirmed there was no plan to police AI chatbots through Australia’s social media ban for under-16s, but said the existing regulatory framework could be strengthened further by the Albanese government. She commenced her first five-year term at the eSafety Commission at the start of 2017 – under then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull – and was reappointed in 2022. uncertain

She → confirm → 2022

Speaking alongside federal Labor ministers Tanya Plibersek and Anika Wells, Inman Grant said the international environment around tech regulation was becoming increasingly complex. asserted

environment → speak → regulation

“It’s becoming geopolitical,” she said. asserted

she → become → ?

“The asymmetries between the power, wealth and stealth the technology companies have versus small regulators like ours in Australia is unbalanced, but that doesn’t mean we won’t take a swing.” asserted

we → have → swing

She said AI giants had shown they were not able or willing to regulate themselves. asserted

they → say → themselves

The ministers and commissioner spoke about 12 projects that would be funded to tackle technology-facilitated abuse, primarily against women and children. asserted

that → speak → women

“We know a young man can be looking at soccer scores one minute, looking up car videos, and within 23 minutes, that young man is being fed misogynistic content online,” Plibersek said. asserted

Plibersek → know → content

million → spill → abuse

Funding for projects aimed at creating positive online experiences for boys and young men was also confirmed. asserted

Funding → aim → boys

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