Media releases

• 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.

• 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.

• Commissioner welcomes debate on Paid Parental Leave
  03 Sep 2008
  NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People Gillian Calvert has welcomed public debate on the benefits of Paid Parental Leave for Australian children.

• Australia fails to qualify in maternity leave stakes
  19 Aug 2008
  New analysis released today reveals Australia has failed to make it into the top twenty countries for paid maternity leave, falling behind everyone from the United Kingdom and New Zealand to Tanzania, China and Iran.

• Ten years of child deaths - where does NSW go from here?
  29 Jul 2008
  A new study that examines important information about child deaths from a ten year period was released today by the NSW Child Death Review Team.