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The Australian Federal Police has teamed up with Indigenous translators and illustrators in the Northern Territory to create two bilingual picture books, educating children and parents about online safety. The Wise Emu and The Wise Brolga, written in Western Aranda and Old Tiwi, are designed to tap into young minds before they're exposed to potential online harms.

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00:01A picture book in Western Arunda
00:05translated by Hermansburg resident Maxine Malbanka
00:13I feel so happy getting this book and like with my name being in it
00:22to share culture and a strong message
00:25Online is not safe for little ones to go onto
00:31Important digital safety education unavailable in language until now
00:37Really good to show to the mums and so the mums can teach the young ones not to play with
00:44the phone and all that
00:46In schools and backyards there's fences to keep harm away
00:50but online predators have easier access to children
00:54Last year the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation received more than 100,000 reports of online child sexual exploitation
01:03That equates to about 275 reports per day and it's a 21% increase from the previous financial year
01:10A step towards protection
01:12This book is a great way of introducing safe and unsafe situations
01:19Going to a trusted adult to seek help
01:23We hope like we get more communities involved
01:27Solutions in storytelling
01:29Solutions in storytelling

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