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16 August 2024Child Friendly Template
What are children's rights?
A right is something that everyone deserves to have, no matter who they are. It's like a special rule that protects you and makes sure you are treated fairly and can live a happy, healthy life. -
16 August 2024Child Friendly Template
Who is the National Children's Commissioner?
The National Children’s Commissioner’s job is to stand up for your rights, and make sure your voices are heard, all the way from day to day life to parliament. -
16 August 2024Child Friendly Template
For children and young people
Let’s make sense of what rights are and how we look out for your rights at the Australian Human Rights Commission. -
Children's Rights19 July 2024Media Release
Australian Human Rights Commission condemns children’s isolation cells
Grave concern over recently released CCTV footage depicting a First Nations child of 13 years of age with an intellectual disability, being forcibly restrained -
Children's Rights10 July 2024Media Release
Ineffective approaches to child justice creating more problems than they solve
The policies being promoted in the Queensland election campaign to address offending by children have been criticised by National Children’s Commissioner, Anne Hollonds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Katie Kiss as a “race to the bottom”. -
Children's Rights10 July 2024Media Release
National Children’s Commissioner calls for children to be recognised as victims in their own right
The tragic deaths of three children in Sydney’s west over the weekend is yet another reminder of the fact that children are not just ‘witnesses’ of domestic, family and sexual violence - they are victims in their own right. -
Children's Rights9 July 2024Book page
Submissions - ‘Help way earlier!’
Review submissions on early intervention for children's rights. -
Children's Rights12 June 2024Publication
Supporting Quality Engagement with Children
Discover how the Australian Human Rights Commission involves children and families in policy and service development. Learn about their engagement initiatives. -
Children's Rights7 June 2024Webpage
Greater focus needed on kids during pandemic
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Children's Rights7 June 2024Webpage
Impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people who contact Kids Helpline (2020)
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Children's Rights7 June 2024Webpage
Child-friendly version of 'Mental health shapes my life': COVID-19 & kids' wellbeing (2022)