- The Crisafulli Government launches Australia's Biggest Child Safety Lesson with Bruce and Denise Morcombe ahead of Day for Daniel.
- Crisafulli Government funded initiative to teach children about safe spaces online and offline.
- All schools and early childhood services in Australia encouraged to take part in critical child safety initiative.
- The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer and delivering a fresh start for Queensland, with new funding agreement signed with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation.
The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer, after partnering with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation to launch Australia's Biggest Child Safety Lesson, ahead of Day for Daniel on Friday.
Australia's Biggest Child Safety Lesson is a vital initiative to empower children and help protect them from harm, through age-appropriate, livestreamed video lessons.
This year's theme, Safe Spaces, focuses on creating safer environments for children in online and offline spaces. Video lessons designed for early years and primary school-aged children will premiere live across Australia on Day for Daniel on Friday, 31 October 2025.
It is just one of the ways the Crisafulli Government is restoring safety where you live and delivering a fresh start for Queensland.
More than 50,000 children across the country will join Australia's Biggest Child Safety Lesson on Friday. In 2024, more than 2 million people across the nation participated in Day for Daniel, including 8,167 schools and early learning centres.
Additionally, the Crisafulli Government is proud to have signed a three-year funding agreement with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation to provide $1.5 million for the charity to deliver Day for Daniel and Australia's Biggest Child Safety Lesson.
Premier David Crisafulli praised Bruce and Denise Morcombe for their unwavering commitment to child safety education. "The Daniel Morcombe Foundation has been a beacon of hope and education for families across Australia for the past 20 years, and we are proud to stand alongside Bruce and Denise Morcombe in this important work," Premier Crisafulli said. "Bruce and Denise are remarkable Queenslanders who've turned personal tragedy into an important child safety initiative that has helped inform parents and students for more than two decades.
"Every child deserves to be safe, whether they're at home, at school, at childcare or online.
"Last year, more than two million people participated in Day for Daniel, and more than 500,000 students watched Australia's Biggest Child Safety Lesson.
"These numbers reflect the incredible impact of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation's initiatives and the growing commitment to child safety education and awareness across Australia."
Minister for Education John-Paul Langbroek encouraged schools and early childhood services across Queensland to be part of Australia's Biggest Child Safety Lesson 2025.
"I encourage all schools to tune in to the live stream on Friday 31 October 2025 or access the recorded lessons and resources to help spread these vital child safety messages," Minister Langbroek said. "The Crisafulli Government is delivering a fresh start for Queensland and student safety is what drives all of us. "This new investment with the Daniel Morcombe Foundation is part of the Crisafulli Government's plan to make Queensland safer and help inform our students of the dangers lurking online."
Minister for Child Safety Amanda Camm said the Crisafulli Government was determined to support the the Daniel Morcombe Foundation to make Queensland kids safer.
"The work of Bruce and Denise Morcombe over the past 20 years has made Queensland a safer place for kids, and I have no doubt their efforts to educate have had significant impacts on our children," Minister Camm said.
"The Morcombe Foundation's Australia's Biggest Child Safety Lesson will give kids the tools they need to help protect themselves from harm.
"The safety of Queensland kids is everyone's business, and the Crisafulli Government will continue to support programs designed to help protect them." Bruce and Denise Morcombe, co-founders of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation, expressed their gratitude for the continued support.
"We are deeply thankful for the Crisafulli Government's ongoing commitment to child safety education," Mr Morcombe said. "Together we are creating a safer future for children across Australia."
