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2 July 2025Media ReleaseNational Children’s Commissioner calls for urgent action on ‘safer’ childcare
National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds has called for national leadership on systems reforms required to keep children safe following news of the distressing case of the childcare worker alleged to have sexually abused numerous children in Victoria. ‘This is not the first time and it won’t be the last, unless governments across the federation take urgent action to implement the… -
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Childrens Rights
7 July 2025Opinion piece
Child safety and wellbeing must be made a national priority
National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds had an op-ed published in the Canberra Times criticising the lack of government accountability for the protection of children. This comes in the wake of recent allegations of child abuse across several childcare centres in Melbourne. -
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Childrens Rights
27 February 2018Publication
Children’s Rights Report 2017
Child-Friendly Report Every year, the National Children's Commissioner provides a child-friendly version of the Children’s Rights Report. The child-friendly report is a short, easy-to-read summary of the contents of the National Children's Commissioner's report to Parliament. What does the Children's Rights Report 2017 Say? (Child-Friendly Report) Submissions The National Children’s… -
Childrens Rights
19 August 2024Publication
'Help Way Earlier!'- transforming child justice for safety & wellbeing
Report artwork copyright Bernard Singleton and Saltwater People 2024. 'Help way earlier!’ How Australia can transform child justice to improve safety and wellbeing investigates opportunities for reform of child justice and related systems across Australia based on children’s rights and sound evidence. The report includes the voices of children and their families, and stakeholder submissions … -
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