News

• Commission wins award for participation
  22 May 2009
  The Commission has been awarded the inaugural Article 12 OOSHCA by the Network of Community Activities for its work on participation.

• Commission talks with children in Bathurst about human rights
  21 May 2009
  Staff from the Commission and the Australian Human Rights Commission visited Bathurst to talk with children and young people about human rights.

• NSW kids are invited to be the Children's Commissioner for a day!
  12 May 2009
  The Commission is inviting NSW young people aged 8 to 17 to enter a competition to win $500 and be the Children’s Commissioner for day.

• May current awareness bulletin
  11 May 2009
  This month’s bulletin includes links to reports produced by the South Australian Social Inclusion Inititiative. These include the School Retention Action Plan and reports on disability, homelessness, mental health and young offenders. See also an interesting U.S. website – PolicyForResults.org.

• Paid Parental Leave best Mothers Day present ever
  10 May 2009
  The Australian Children’s Commissioners and Guardians and the National Foundation for Australian Women warmly welcomed the announcement of the introduction of national Paid Parental Leave entitlements for Australia’s babies and their working mums and dads.

• Commission talks with preschool children about human rights
  08 May 2009
  Preschool children from The Point Preschool, Oyster Bay, spent their morning talking to Commission staff about what makes them happy as part of our consultations on human rights.

• Members of the Reference Group have their say on radio
  04 May 2009
  Young People's Reference Group members Kevin, Millie and Vanessa speak out on radio about what’s important to them.

• New certificate for self-employed who work with kids
  01 May 2009
  Self employed people over the age of 18 years who work with children can now obtain a certificate to demonstrate they are not prohibited from working with kids, under a new system announced today by the NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People, Gillian Calvert.

• A national 'first' for child protection
  30 Apr 2009
  A significant breakthrough in the way states, territories and the Commonwealth will work together on a national approach to child protection has been strongly welcomed by all state and territory Children’s Commissioners and Guardians.

• Commissioners support child protection reforms
  29 Apr 2009
  Commissioners for Children and Young People, Michelle Scott (WA) and Gillian Calvert (NSW) have come together to show their support for a new report on Australia's child protection systems.