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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Australia spearheads online safety push

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says teaming up allows agencies to develop consistent laws. (Glenn Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australia's eSafety Commission will team with online regulators from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Fiji to create new laws combating abuse, harmful content and illegal material on social networks.

Representatives for the four countries announced their partnership at a conference in Washington DC on Tuesday, revealing the Global Online Safety Regulators Network would collaborate on an "international approach to online safety regulation".

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