What you've told us

• 2009 Be Commissioner for a Day - competition entries
  September 2009
  Kids have told us what they would do if they were the Commissioner for a day. Check out the stories, poems and posters and listen to the music and songs kids have sent us.

• Young People's Reference Group meeting
  March 2009
  On Saturday 21 February the Commission’s Young People’s Reference Group had its first meeting. At the meeting the Reference Group discussed bullying, adoption by same sex couples, human rights and KidsPoll topics.

• The holiday season
  December 2008
  On the last meeting of the Commission's Kids Advisory Panel for 2008, the Commissioner asked kids to draw what they liked abut the holiday season.

• 'Be the Commissioner for a Day' competition entries
  October 2008
  Check out some of the ‘Be the Commissioner for a Day’ competition entries from kids who told us what they would do if they were the Commissioner for a day.

• Kids Poll Results - First half of 2008
  September 2008
  Each month, the Commission asks kids to vote on topics important to them. We also get lots of comments when kids vote. Here are some highlights of what you’ve told us in KidsPoll in the first half of 2008.

• A world fit for children
  April 2008
  In 2004 the Australian Government started to put together a National Plan of Action to improve the lives of children and young people in Australia. The Government asked us to talk with children and young people to find out what they think about living in Australia, what makes it good or not so good and what could be done to make their lives better.
  
  As part of the plan we talked with more than 500 kids aged 5 -17 years through focus groups in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia and also had an online survey on our website. A big thank you to all the children and young people who shared their views and ideas.

• Health
  July 2007
  We spoke with more than 200 kids between four and 18 years old about health and what it means to them.

• Feeling good!
  April 2007
  We spoke with 126 kids from eight to 15 years old about what helps them to feel good about who they are and how they live.

• Built environment
  November 2006
  The built environment is everywhere. It’s roads, houses, schools, parks and neighbourhoods. We asked more than 125 kids about living in the city and living in the country. We took what you told us to government decision makers so that kids' points of view can get heard. Here’s just a few things that you’ve told us about the built environment.