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Children's Rights

What does the Children's Rights Report 2017 say?

27th February, 2018

This is the National Children's Commissioner's fifth report, which focuses on the rights and needs of young parents and their children. This version is for children and young people.

Australian Children’s Commissioners and Guardians (ACCG)

Children's Rights

ACCG Statement on Youth Justice in Detention (2017)

24th November, 2017

The Australian Children’s Commissioners and Guardians (ACCG) is a coalition of independent commissioners, guardians and advocates for children and young people from around Australia

Children's Rights

Australian Children’s Commissioners and Guardians Communiqué 15-16 November 2017

23rd November, 2017

The ACCG aims to promote and protect the safety, wellbeing and rights of children and young people in Australia. The ACCG strives to ensure that the best interests of children and young people are considered in public policy and program development across Australia.

Children's Rights

Children's Rights Report 2016

29th November, 2016

This report outlines work the National Children's Commissioner has undertaken throughout 2015-16 to promote the human rights of children and young people in Australia. The main focus of the report is the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) in the context of children and young...

Children's Rights

What does the Children's Rights Report 2016 say?

28th November, 2016

Every year, the National Children's Commissioner provides a child-friendly version of her Children’s Rights Report. This is the child friendly version of the 2016 report, which looked into the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) in the context of children and young people...

Children's Rights

Building belonging

6th October, 2016

A toolkit for early childhood educators on cultural diversity and responding to prejudice. See more.

Children's Rights

What does the Children’s Rights Report 2015 say?

2nd February, 2016

In 2015 the National Children’s Commissioner conducted a national investigation into the impact of family and domestic violence on children. This version is for children and young people.

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Children's Rights

Children's Rights Report 2015 Summary

7th January, 2016

In 2015 the National Children’s Commissioner conducted a national investigation into the impact of family and domestic violence on children. This document provides a summary of the key findings and recommendations from the national investigation.

Children's Rights

Children's Rights Report 2015

30th November, 2015

This report outlines work the National Children's Commissioner has undertaken throughout 2014-15

Children's Rights

Children’s Commissioners and Guardians Communique 20–21 May 2015

21st May, 2015

The ACCG meets twice each year, and aims to promote and protect the safety, well-being and rights of children and young people in Australia, and ensure that the best interests of children and young people are considered in public policy and program development across Australia.

Children's Rights

Supporting young children's rights

30th March, 2015

Statement of intent (2015–2018) between Early Childhood Australia (ECA), its members and the National Children’s Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Children's Rights

What does the Children’s Rights Report 2014 say?

8th December, 2014

Child friendly version of the 2014 Children's Rights Report. This is my second report. I am going to talk about the human rights of children and young people and the main things in my report.

Children's Rights

Children's Rights Report 2014

27th November, 2014

The report outlines work the National Children's Commissioner has undertaken throughout 2013-14, which focuses on the findings of the examination into intentional self-harm, with or without suicidal intent, in children and young people under 18 years of age.

Children's Rights

Making Australia More Child Friendly

14th November, 2014

In 2012, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, which monitors how Australia meets its obligations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, issued its Concluding Observations on Australia’s progress. During 2014, the National Children's Commissioner worked with UNICEF...

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Children's Rights

Children’s Commissioners and Guardians Communique 11 November 2014

11th November, 2014

The purpose of the ACCG is to strengthen the quality and effectiveness of strategic advocacy to promote and protect the safety, wellbeing and rights of children in Australia, particularly the most vulnerable or disadvantaged.

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What does the Children's Rights Report 2017 say?

ACCG Statement on Youth Justice in Detention (2017)

Australian Children’s Commissioners and Guardians Communiqué 15-16 November 2017

Children's Rights Report 2016

What does the Children's Rights Report 2016 say?

Building belonging

What does the Children’s Rights Report 2015 say?

Children's Rights Report 2015 Summary

Children's Rights Report 2015

Children’s Commissioners and Guardians Communique 20–21 May 2015

Supporting young children's rights

What does the Children’s Rights Report 2014 say?

Children's Rights Report 2014

Making Australia More Child Friendly

Children’s Commissioners and Guardians Communique 11 November 2014

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