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Recent media statements from the Commission.

  • 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.
  • 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.
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