Best Enemies is an education resource and film that discusses and takes an honest look at the cyber bullying problem in Australian schools, and discusses how to tackle it and help students become pro-active in reporting and stopping it.

Best Enemies has also been used as a community-based education program that illustrates the issue of cyber bullying through a film based on a true story of a 15-year-old girl whose best friend betrayed her in a bullying campaign conducted via SMS and online messaging.

The Best Enemies study guide and DVD-ROM is produced by The Australian Teachers of Media

Australian Teachers of Media

The Australian Teachers Of Media or ATOM is an independent, non-profit, professional association in Australia for teachers of media and teachers who wish to use media effectively in their classroom....

 and is distributed by The Education Shop.

The program is supported by Hoyts

Hoyts

The Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the...

, Girlfriend Magazine

Girlfriend Magazine

Girlfriend magazine is an Australian teen girls magazine. It targets readers aged 12–17 years old with a mix of entertainment, fashion, beauty, advice and lifestyle articles....

, Mentos Cube, Myspace

Myspace

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 and Point Zero Youth Services.

Sources

• "CYBER BULLYING" 2009 Private Members Statements Parliament of New South Wales
  Parliament of New South Wales
  The Parliament of New South Wales, located in Parliament House on Macquarie Street, Sydney, is the main legislative body in the Australian state of New South Wales . It is a bicameral parliament elected by the people of the state in general elections. The parliament shares law making powers with...
  
  Parliament of New South Wales
• "Best Enemies Education Program" Best Enemies Eduction Program
• "Pillow-talking bully girls" 2010 News North Shore Times
  North Shore Times
  The North Shore Times is an Australian local newspaper, serving the local government areas of Willoughby, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove and part of North Sydney....
  
  North Shore Times
• "It’s time to Get Connected for mental health" 2010 Ku-ring-gai Council Mental Health Forum Ku-ring-gai Council
  Ku-ring-gai Council
  Ku-ring-gai Council is a Local Government Area in the North Shore region of Sydney. It includes the suburbs of Lindfield, Killara, Gordon, Pymble, St Ives, Turramurra, Warrawee, and parts of Roseville, and Wahroonga. The region is named after the Kuringgai tribe who once inhabited the area...
  
  Ku-ring-gai Council

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