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All media updatesFinal call for young people to help shape consent and sex education in Australia
Children and youth rights
Media Release
15 June 2026
Nominations now open for Australia’s premier event honouring human rights champions
Rights and Freedoms
Media Release
4 June 2026
22 women and children have died this year because of gendered violence. That is where national attention is most needed.
Sex and gender
Opinion piece
2 June 2026
