This sixth report from the Commissioner’s Student Voice Postcards initiative reflects responses from the 17,533 South Australian primary school students who participated in 2024. Children aged 8-12 told the Commissioner about the value they place in play, their...
Australia’s Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) takes a child-rights approach to education and promotes children’s active citizenship. It encourages early years educators to introduce child rights into children’s daily practice, using the United Nations Convention...
When children come into contact with the justice system, their inequality and trauma is exacerbated, their education and employment prospects are compromised, and the likelihood of them becoming entrenched in the system from childhood is markedly increased. The...
This submission outlines some of the minimum amendments that need to be made to get the Children and Young People (Safety and Support) Bill up to ‘standard’, building upon the Commissioner’s previous submissions and recommendations made by both the Commissioner...
The National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032 recognises children and young people as victims of gender-based violence in their own right. However, children and young people’s unique perspectives and experiences continue to be overlooked in...
