The Committee received evidence relating to children and young people in juvenile justice centres. This chapter of the Committee’s report covers the legislative framework for young offenders throughout Australia; numbers […]

In November 2019, the Committee on Children and Young People self-referred an inquiry into the impact on children from having an imprisoned parent. In this report, the policies to support […]

This report documents how Aboriginal children and young people aged 0 to 18 years are faring against the whole-of-government outcomes framework, focusing on their health, wellbeing, learning, safety and development. […]

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission issued a final report in its long-running investigation about the NSW Police Force’s use of the Suspect Targeting Management Plan (STMP) on children and young […]

Ensuring that children get the best possible start in life is a key priority for the Australian Government. This report delivers the latest and most reliable information on how, as […]

The plan outlines the challenges faced by parents and how the Government and community can together support them in caring and providing opportunities for their young children. Recognising that many […]

This report sets out the evidence supporting the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) Report Card on the wellbeing of young Australians. The ARACY Report Card is unique, […]

Past studies have found that young people in detention centres are particularly vulnerable to mistreatment in the absence of independent monitoring and advocacy mechanisms. As a monitoring mechanism the Commission […]

Between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2017, young Indigenous Australians aged 10–17 were 17 times as likely as their non-Indigenous counterparts to have been in both the child protection […]

This report outlines the work that the National Children’s Commissioner undertook in 2014-15 to promote discussion and awareness of matters relating to the human rights of children and young people […]