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Play is more than just having fun: enriching childhoods
Network of Community Activities, International College of Management, Manly NSW
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Privileging the voice of children in family law
I want to start by sharing with you the views of 14-year-old Rani who was – as part of a custody case – the subject of a lengthy dispute about contact. Rani had an independent children’s lawyer and a family report to present ‘her best interests’ to the judge. However she still felt totally excluded from the decision-making process.
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Walking the talk: Towards authentic child voice
It’s fantastic to be amongst so many people committed to the wellbeing of Australia’s children. I’m thrilled to have been invited today by Prue Warrilow, Brian Babington and Families Australia and feel honoured to deliver the Berry Street Childhood Institute Families Australia Oration as my first speaking engagement as inaugural National Children’s Commissioner.
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Family Law Amendment Bill 2023
Submission by the National Children's Commissioner to the Attorney-General's Department on the exposure draft of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023.
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Joint Select Committee’s inquiry into Australia’s Family Law System (2019)
Submission to the Joint Select Committee’s inquiry into Australia’s Family Law System
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Enhancing Online Safety for Children
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Department of Communications as part of its public consultation into Enhancing Online Safety for Children, a key commitment made by the current government in the 2013 election. The Commission provides comments on the consultation paper, Enhancing Online Safety for Children, provided by the Department of Communications.
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General Comment 26 on children's rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change
Submission by the National Children's Commissioner to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child consultation on General Comment 26 on children's rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change
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Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity
Learn more about the human right to climate change and the Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023.
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Education in Remote and Complex Environments (2020)
The Commission has for many years highlighted concerns that geographical location can impact negatively on the ability of people to have their rights realised, including the right to education.
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Preventing sexual abuse of children in out of home care
Preventing sexual abuse of children in out of home care Australian Human Rights Commission Response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Issue Paper 4 8 November 2013 Downloads Download in PDF Download in Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Recommendations 3...
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NSW Juvenile Justice: Human rights and the use of force (2017)
NSW Juvenile Justice: Human rights and the use of force Submission to NSW Inspector of Custodial Services