News

• It's time: federal representation for young Australians
  08 Oct 2008
  More than ten years ago the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) concluded in its inquiry into children and the legal process that children and young people across the nation are largely ignored, marginalised and mistreated.

• Commissioner chats with kids in Macquarie Fields
  03 Oct 2008
  On Tuesday 30 September, Gillian Calvert, Commissioner, and Dr Andrew McDonald, Member for Macquarie Fields and Member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Children and Young People, toured the Macquarie Fields area to talk with local kids about things that were important to them.

• Paid Parental Leave Draft Inquiry Doesn't Go Far Enough
  29 Sep 2008
  Responding to the release of the Productivity Commission’s draft inquiry on Australia’s first national paid parental leave scheme, Gillian Calvert, NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People has called for working families to demand at least six months, ideally 12 months, of legislated paid parental leave.

• Commission expert takes children to Parliament for an important meeting
  16 Sep 2008
  When Corey and Harry asked what happens in a meeting, Expert Advisory Committee member Helen L’Orange took them to NSW Parliament to find out.

• Wollongong young people talk to the Commission about the Built Environment
  15 Sep 2008
  Commission staff spoke with students from St Francis Xavier Primary School in Wollongong about the Child Friendly Community Indicators.

• Commissioner attends UNICEF Junior Roundtable on Asia Pacific to talk about child rights
  10 Sep 2008
  The Commissioner attends UNICEF’s Junior Roundtable on Asia Pacific (J-RAP) to talk with high school students about children’s rights.

• Griffith young people talk to the Commission about the Built Environment
  09 Sep 2008
  Commission staff spoke with students from Wade High School and Griffith Youth Council about the Child Friendly Community Indicators.

• Young people help the Commission and the University of Technology Sydney study mobile phones
  09 Sep 2008
  On Saturday 6 September 2008, the Mobile Me! Young Researchers Advisory Group (YRAG) met for the first time with researchers from the Commission and the University of Technology Sydney.

• Children talk to the Commission about cultural facilities
  04 Sep 2008
  Commission staff spoke with children and young people about cultural facilities.

• Kids help force bad billboards off the road
  04 Sep 2008
  Kids across Australian have had a major victory over offensive billboards following representations on their behalf by the NSW Commission for Children and Young People.