The Senate has voted to compel eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant to provide all communications with the now-disbanded Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM).

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Liberal Senator Alex Antic revealed the outcome, announcing that his push for transparency had succeeded.

Today I lodged in the Senate an Order for Production of Documents from the Communications Minister seeking production of correspondence between the Office of the eSafety Commissioner, the now dissolved body the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM). pic.twitter.com/44I4wWioPm

— Senator Alex Antic (@SenatorAntic) August 27, 2025

“BREAKING: The Senate has voted in favour of my order for production of documents relating to communications between the Office of the eSafety Commissioner and the Global Alliance for Responsible Media,” Antic wrote in a statement posted on X on Wednesday afternoon.

BREAKING: The Senate has voted in favour of my order for production of documents relating to communications between the Office of the eSafety Commissioner and the Global Alliance for Responsible Media.

— Senator Alex Antic (@SenatorAntic) August 27, 2025

The decision marks a further step in parliamentary scrutiny of the commissioner’s office, following a recent close call for Inman Grant. Almost a month ago, she narrowly avoided the spotlight of a Senate inquiry after the upper house rejected a proposal for a probe into the controversial Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code.

In the UK, the Online Safety Act is being used to censor reports on migrant crime and grooming gangs—all under the banner of "protecting children."

With Australia’s eSafety Commissioner extending age verification to cover child-friendly media (YouTube), biometric ID checks and… pic.twitter.com/S6brO9j5wt

— Malcolm Roberts 🇦🇺 (@MRobertsQLD) August 20, 2025

The release of correspondence with GARM could provide further insight into the role international organisations played in shaping Australia’s online censorship framework.