Overview

• Ryde Police Area Command has begun investigating reports that AI‑altered explicit images using the faces of female students were circulated online.
• Several families went to Eastwood Police Station after frustration with the school's response, following a male student reporting an image he was sent.
• The NSW Department of Education says the school is working with police, will take strong disciplinary action against any student involved, and has support in place for affected students.
• Acting Education Minister Courtney Houssos called the reports deeply concerning and said the matter will be discussed with the department today and at a national education ministers meeting on Friday.
• Recent amendments to the Crimes Act in NSW make creating or sharing intimate deepfakes without consent an offence carrying up to three years' jail or fines up to about $11,000, as officials note a sharp rise targeting young women.