Publications

2022

Children's Rights

Child-friendly version of Keeping kids safe and well (2022)

Most of the kids I spoke to said it was very important that the government listens to what they have to say.

2022

Children's Rights

Keeping kids safe and well: your voices

Children and young people are experts in their own lives, and their insights are critical for understanding how we can better support their safety and wellbeing.

2020

Children's Rights

Impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people who contact Kids Helpline (2020)

Kids Helpline and the Australian Human Rights Commission have co-authored a report on the impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people who contact Kids Helpline.

2020

Children's Rights

Children’s Rights Report 2019

The Children’s Rights Report 2019 — In Their Own Right tells the story of how well children’s rights are protected and promoted across Australia.

2020

Children's Rights

Child-friendly version of the Children’s Rights Report 2019

The report tells the Australian Government how it can do better in looking out for children and young people. This version is for children and young people.

2019

Children's Rights

Children’s Rights in Australia: a scorecard

This scorecard tells the story of how well children’s rights are protected and promoted across Australia. It tells us where we are doing ok, where we should be doing much better, and where we do not yet know enough to make an assessment of our performance.

2018

Children's Rights

Australian and New Zealand Children's Commissioners and Guardians Communiqué 12-14 November 2018

These independent statutory officers are mandated to promote the best interests of children and young people and ensure that their views and interests are heard and influential, noting that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Maori children and young people often experience disproportionate...

2018

Children's Rights

Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (2018)

Most Australian children grow up in safe and healthy environments and do well. However, there are some groups of children whose rights are not adequately protected, which impacts negatively on their wellbeing and ability to thrive.

2018

Children's Rights

Australian and New Zealand Children's Commissioners and Guardians Communiqué 15-16 May 2018

The ACCG met in Perth, Western Australia on 15 and 16 May 2018.

2018

Children's Rights

Children’s Rights Report 2017

This report outlines work the National Children's Commissioner has undertaken throughout 2016-17 to promote the human rights of children and young people in Australia. This year the major project has focused on the rights and needs of young parents and their children.

2018

Children's Rights

What does the Children's Rights Report 2017 say?

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.

2017

Children's Rights

ACCG Statement on Conditions and Treatment in Youth Justice Detention (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

2017

Children's Rights

Australian Children’s Commissioners and Guardians Communiqué 15-16 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.

2016

Children's Rights

Children's Rights Report 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...

2016

Children's Rights

What does the Children's Rights Report 2016 say?

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...