News

• What do Australians want? Not what Joe Hockey is offering!
  07 Nov 2007
  The Federal Coalition is out of touch with what Australian families have said they need to help them to raise their children, women and children advocates said today in response to the Coalition release of its industrial relations policy, which confirms existing entitlements that provides up to 52 weeks of unpaid parental leave.

• Industry opposition to new kids TV channel anti-competitive
  02 Nov 2007
  “New TV channels under attack” (Australian Financial Review, 2 November) raises serious concerns about anti-competitive behaviours that make children  the ‘sacrificial lambs’ in the big business lobbying war over broadcasting rights.

• Annual reports for children and young people released
  25 Oct 2007
  The Commission produces two annual reports to children and young people, one for primary school age kids and one for high school age kids.

• Naming juvenile offenders is a bad move
  05 Oct 2007
  The proposal to review the law so that juvenile offenders can be publicly named and ‘shamed’ is regressive, ineffective and inconsistent, the NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People Ms Gillian Calvert said today.

• Babysitting guide launched
  03 Oct 2007
  Babysitting is the most common job undertaken by 12-15 year olds in NSW with 21% working as babysitters.  We've a new resource kit for kids working as babysitters.

• Updated Kids Stats launched
  12 Sep 2007
  Kids Stats, the place to go to find out how kids are doing in NSW, has been updated with new information and a fresh new look.

• We vote 'Yes' but politicians differ on Paid Maternity Leave
  11 Sep 2007
  While federal politicians continue to disagree, more than a thousand Australian organisations and individuals have indicated through an on-line petition (www.nfaw.org) that Paid Maternity Leave is a key issue for the next election.

• Commissioner calls for Access Card to be fairer for kids
  04 Sep 2007
  Gillian Calvert, NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People has written to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Christopher Ellison, calling for the Federal Government’s proposed Access Card system to be made fairer and easier for young people.

• New poll: Australians want paid maternity leave
  13 Jul 2007
  A July Newspoll survey reveals there is widespread support by Australians for paid maternity leave (76%) for working women, with an overwhelming 78% of those in support of paid maternity leave in favour of the financial responsibility being shared jointly by employers, workers and the Federal Government. 71% supported a scheme funded by employers and employees only.

• Regulator calls for submissions on TV for kids
  27 Jun 2007
  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is reviewing Children’s Television Standards on free-to-air commercial television, and has released a discussion paper on the issue.