MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS ANIKA WELLS: You would have seen this morning that the eSafety Commissioner has issued notices to those gaming platforms about content on their platforms that is completely inappropriate for children. Extremism, terrorism, content no parent would want their children seeing, content no Australian would want young Australians growing up experiencing as they're, basically, engaging in leisure activities, gaming online.

We have base online safety expectations of any gaming platform that operates in Australia. The eSafety Commissioner believes these platforms are not meeting the industry code and she's issued notices. They are required to comply with those and, if they don’t, they face significant fines up to $49.5 million.

JOURNALIST: What would it take to see tangible fines or restrictions on these platforms?

WELLS: The eSafety Commissioner, as the independent regulator in this space, has to be satisfied. They will now reply to the notices that she's issued this morning, and if she's satisfied that'll be the end of it. If she's not, then she can take next steps in the courts to issue fines.

JOURNALIST: Are the next steps, could they include banning children under 16 much like the social media ban? 

WELLS: That falls under me, it's under my ministerial powers to change rules and as you've heard me say many times before, they're dynamic because this is an emerging industry. It changes really fast. We don't know what the next big platform is going to be. It might emerge tomorrow. You would have heard me say last week, Roblox is on notice. They're taking steps to make their platform more safe for children. But by no means are they off the hook. Today's notices demonstrate that they have a lot of work to do, and we expect them to do it really fast.

JOURNALIST: Will their responses to the transparency notice be made public? Will we know what they say?

WELLS: That’s a question for the eSafety Commissioner. She puts a big emphasis on transparency, but that's her remit.

JOURNALIST: Just on the hub here as well today, what's the cost been of construction?

WELLS: That question is best for Paul. I remember we were here for the turning of the sod and I was the local member, and I can’t believe I get to come back as the Minister for Communications to open it. My emphasis as the local member is it’s 500 jobs here, as Gert-Jan said, as part of a 25,000 strong workforce here at the Brisbane Airport. Future facing, great conditions, secure jobs. All the things, very happy local member.